wrinkle

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n. 皱纹, 妙计, 方法, 技巧 vi. 起皱 vt. 使起皱纹

发音

US /ˈɹɪŋkl̩/

词形变化

wrinkles 复数 wrinkled wrinkles 三单 wrinkling wrinkling 现在分词 wrinkled 过去式 wrinkled 过去分词

别名

wrincle

教材释义与例句

动词

起皱

if you wrinkle a part of your face, or if it wrinkles, small lines appear on it

动词

使起皱纹

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A small furrow, ridge or crease in an otherwise smooth surface.

  2. 2.

    A line or crease in the skin, especially when caused by age or fatigue.

    皱纹

    皱痕

    Spending time out in the sun may cause you to develop wrinkles sooner.

  3. 3.

    A fault, imperfection or bug especially in a new system or product; typically, they will need to be ironed out.

    Three months later, we're still discovering new wrinkles.

  4. 4.

    A twist on something existing; a novel difference.

  5. 1.

    A winkle

    美国 方言
v.
  1. 1.

    To make wrinkles in; to cause to have wrinkles.

    及物

    Be careful not to wrinkle your dress before we arrive.

  2. 2.

    To pucker or become uneven or irregular.

    不及物

    An hour in the tub will cause your fingers to wrinkle.

  3. 3.

    To develop irreversibly wrinkles; to age.

    不及物

    The skin is the substance that wrinkles, shows age, stretches, scars and cuts.

  4. 4.

    To sneer (at).

    不及物 废旧

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词源

From Middle English wrinkle, wrynkel (“crease, fold, wrinkle”), from the verb (see below). Cognate with Dutch wrinkel (“wrinkle, crease”). Compare also Middle English runkel (“wrinkle”), from Old Norse hrukka (“wrinkle”), from Proto-Germanic *hrunkǭ (“wrinkle, crease”), whence also French fronce (“crooked smile, scowl, frown”), German Runzel (“wrinkle”).

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