dimple

FREQ #26702

n. 酒窝, 涟漪 vt. 使起涟漪

发音

其它 /ˈdɪmpəl/

词形变化

dimples 复数 dimples dimpled dimples 三单 dimpling dimpling 现在分词 dimpled 过去式 dimpled 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A small depression or indentation in a surface.

    凹

    The accident created a dimple in the hood of the car.

  2. 2.

    Specifically, a small natural depression on the skin, especially on the face near the corners of the mouth.

    酒窝

    靥

    酒涡

    酒窟仔

    You have very cute dimples.

  3. 3.

    A small depression, made with a punch on a metal object, as a guide for further drilling.

v.
  1. 1.

    To create a dimple in.

    及物

    The hailstorm dimpled the roof of our car.

  2. 2.

    To create a dimple in one's face by smiling.

    不及物

    The young girl dimpled in glee as she was handed a cupcake.

  3. 3.

    To form dimples; to sink into depressions or little inequalities.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

dimpled chad pregnant chad

上位词 4

impression depression chad imprint
动词

上位词 2

mark smile

相关短语

chin dimple

词源

From Middle English dimpel, dimpil, dympull, from Old English *dympel, from Proto-West Germanic *dumpil, from Proto-Germanic *dumpilaz (“sink-hole, dimple”), from Proto-Germanic *dumpaz (“hole, hollow, pit”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewb- (“deep, hollow”), equivalent to dialectal dump (“deep hole or pool”) + -le (diminutive suffix). Akin to German Low German Dümpel, German Tümpel (“pond, pool”). Related also to Old English dyppan (“to dip”).

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