| 单词 | crinkle |
| 释义 | crin·kle1 /ˈkrɪŋkəl/ (also crinkle up) verb [intransitive, transitive] 1 if you crinkle part of your face, or if it crinkles, you move it so that small lines appear on it （使）〔脸〕起皱纹 His mouth crinkled into a smile. 他咧嘴一笑。 He smiled boyishly, crinkling his eyes. 他眯起眼睛，笑得像个孩子。 Her face crinkled up in disgust. 她厌恶得脸皱了起来。2 FOLDto become covered with small folds, or make something do this 使）起皱 The heat was beginning to make the cellophane crinkle. 玻璃纸受热开始起皱了。 —crinkled adjective The pages were brown and crinkled. 纸页又黄又皱。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpuscrinkle• Only a few faint lines crinkled her eyes, and she had lost weight.• Dad's forehead was crinkling into a frown.• He looked this way and that, worked his way into the backseat, the map crinkling under his weight.• He scanned her tense expression, his eyes crinkled up against the sun.• Mandy crinkled up her nose in disgust.• Mr Barraza crinkled up his face and rubbed his ears.• The Daughter's face crinkled up in disgust.crinkle2 noun [countable] FOLDa thin fold, especially in your skin or on cloth, paper etc 〔皮肤上的〕皱纹；〔布、纸等上的〕折痕，褶皱 → crease The first crinkles of age were beginning to appear round her eyes. 她的眼睛周围开始出现显示她年龄的细纹。Examples from the Corpuscrinkle• Her large hazel eyes bubbled with enthusiasm, but already there were the first crinkles of maturity appearing at their downcast corners.• Lord knew Alistair had, and sometimes still did whenever some new legal crinkle occurred.• I love the shiny brown line, I love the crinkle of the silver foil.• And, as the cardboard cylinder could be removed and replaced without crinkles, the recording retained its clarity.Origin crinkle1 (1300-1400) Perhaps from Old English cringan; → CRINGEcrin·kle1 verbcrinkle2 nounChineseSyllable of or if part Corpus crinkle if your it you face, |
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