pockmark

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

pock·mark /ˈpɒkmɑːk $ ˈpɑːkmɑːrk/ noun [countable] MIa hollow mark on someone’s skin or on the surface of something 〔皮肤上的〕痘痕，麻点；〔物体表面的〕凹坑

Examples from the Corpus

pockmark• Léonie peered at the pockmarks in the red surface.Origin pockmark (1600-1700) pock ( → POX) + mark

pock·mark nounChineseSyllable

or someone’s Corpus hollow mark a on skin

pockmark
pock‧mark /ˈpɒkmɑːk $ ˈpɑːkmɑːrk/

noun [countable]

Date: 1600-1700
Origin: pock ( ⇨ pox) + mark

a hollow mark on someone’s skin or on the surface of something

pock·mark

BrE

/ˈpɒkmɑːk/

NAmE

/ˈpɑːkmɑːrk/

noun

a hollow mark on the skin, often caused by disease or infection （皮肤上的）痘痕，麻子，麻点，麻坑