| 单词 | pucker |
| 释义 | puck·er /ˈpʌkə $ -ər/ (also pucker up) verb 1 HBH[intransitive, transitive] if part of your face puckers, or if you pucker it, it becomes tight or stretched, for example because you are going to cry or kiss someone 皱起（脸等）；噘起（嘴等） Her mouth puckered, and she started to cry. 她嘴一噘，哭了起来。2. [intransitive]FOLD if cloth puckers, it gets lines or folds in it and is no longer flat 〔布料〕起皱 —pucker noun [countable] —puckered adjective→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpuspucker• Even the thought of eating raw rhubarb makes my mouth pucker.• The skin is purple and puckered.• With fingers stained and mouths puckered and purple, our memories of indulgently consuming these succulent fruits are almost sinful.• Her lips pucker and stretch, pucker and stretch.• Then seeing Joe's lips pucker, he walked over to the fireplace and embraced him.• She puckered her lips for a moment.• I find a zig-zag tends to pucker the fabric, but this may differ with makes of sewing machine.• Following instructions, I seasoned with so much sodium that my face all the way back beyond my ears puckered up.Origin pucker (1500-1600) Probably from poke “bag” ((13-20 centuries)), from Old North French; → POCKET1puck·er verbChineseSyllable part of Corpus face if puckers, your or |
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