pimple
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++pim·ple /ˈpɪmpəl/ noun [countable] MIa small raised red spot on your skin, especially on your face 〔尤指长在脸上的〕丘疹，小脓包，粉刺 —pimply adjective a pimply 18-year-old 满脸粉刺的18岁年轻人 → goose pimples
Examples from the Corpus
pimple• The place was Podunk City, a pimple of yawns on a bare white butt.• Some one screamed, a high shrill piercing noise that caused her to break out in goose pimples.• I was six years old - it gave me goose pimples.• That set our teeth on edge and bring our goose pimples rising like porpoises after mackerel.• The bowl was covered in pimples.• His voice was changing, and there was an inflamed red pimple beside his nose.• He had a large red pimple on his nose.• Was there a volcanic pimple on the end of my nose?pim·ple nounChineseSyllable
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pimple
pim‧ple /ˈpɪmpəl/
noun [countable]
a small raised red spot on your skin, especially on your face
—pimply adjective:
a pimply 18-year-old
⇨ goose pimples
■ a mark on your skin
▪blemish a mark on your skin that spoils its appearance: John grew a beard to hide the blemishes on his chin.
▪mole a small dark, sometimes raised, mark on your skin: Some moles may become cancerous. | Helena found a mole on her arm which had definitely not been there before.
▪freckles small light brown marks on your skin, especially on your face but also on your arms, shoulders etc: She had a light sprinkling of freckles across her nose.
▪birthmark a permanent mark on your skin that you have had since you were born: There was a small birthmark on her left cheek.
▪bruise a purple or brown mark on your skin that you get because you have fallen or been hit: Her legs were covered in cuts and bruises.
▪scar a permanent mark on your skin, caused by a cut or by something that burns you: The injury left a small scar on his forehead.
▪pimple/zit (also spot British English) a small raised red mark or lump on your skin, which usually appears when a child is between 12 and 18 years old: When I was a teenager I had terrible spots. | The boy had a few pimples under his chin.
▪wart a small hard raised mark on your skin caused by a virus: His face was covered in hairy warts.
▪blister a small area of skin that is swollen and full of liquid because it has been rubbed or burned: There was a blister on his arm where the boiling milk had splashed him.
▪rash an area of small red spots on your skin, caused by an illness or an allergy: I can’t eat strawberries - they give me a rash.
pim‧ple /ˈpɪmpəl/
noun [countable]a small raised red spot on your skin, especially on your face
—pimply adjective:
⇨ goose pimples
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