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wrinkle

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Hair & beauty, Clothes
wrin·kle1 /ˈrɪŋkəl/ noun [countable]  1 DCBLINEwrinkles are lines on your face and skin that you get when you are old 皱纹 Her face was a mass of wrinkles. 她的脸上布满皱纹。2 DCCLINEa small untidy fold in a piece of clothing or paper 〔布料或纸上的〕皱褶 SYN crease She walked over to the bed and smoothed out the wrinkles. 她走到床边,抚平皱褶。3. iron out the wrinkles SOLVE/DEAL WITH A PROBLEMto solve the small problems in something 解决小问题wrinkly adjective her thin, wrinkly face 她那瘦削的布满皱纹的脸庞
Examples from the Corpus
wrinkleIt's made from a special fabric that doesn't leave any wrinkles after you wash it.In the world of beauty, wrinkles are big business.Her face was old and covered in wrinkles.Rather well, with some odd wrinkles, would be my verdict.My skirt's full of wrinkles.J., drug maker will begin marketing Renova, its new brand name for the prescription wrinkle cream, by February.It's designed to gently exercise the small, delicate facial muscles to help prevent wrinkles and sagging.In other accounts, Pliny the Elder wrote that Persian women massaged their faces with yogurt to prevent wrinkles.Indeed, as he shut the car door, he brushed at one sleeve as if to remove wrinkles as well as fluff.If you hang that dress over the bath, the steam will get the wrinkles out.Sure, there are a few unusual wrinkles.
Related topics: Human
wrinkle2 verb  1 HBHMOVE/CHANGE POSITION[intransitive, transitive] (also wrinkle up) if you wrinkle a part of your face, or if it wrinkles, small lines appear on it (使)起皱纹;(使)皱起 Alex wrinkled up her nose at the smell. 闻到那股味道,亚历克丝皱起了鼻子。 Carter wrinkled his forehead in concentration. 卡特全神贯注,眉头紧锁。 His brow wrinkled when he saw us. 他一看见我们就皱起了眉头。2 [intransitive]LINE if a piece of clothing wrinkles, it gets small untidy folds in it 〔布料等〕起皱,起褶 SYN crease The trouble with linen is that it wrinkles so easily. 亚麻布的麻烦是太容易起褶。
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Examples from the Corpus
wrinkleWith slow wrinkling his stiff face relaxed now and then into a feminine tender smile.My blue jacket wrinkles too easily.Isobel looked up and laughed herself, her nose wrinkling up like a child's.wrinkled ... noseHe sniffed the breeches and wrinkled his nose.She wrinkled her nose against it, then went upstairs and into Jessie's room.He wrinkled his nose as if the smell was still in his nostrils.He wrinkled his nose at the smells, thinking that the cowardly little wretches were trying to keep out of his way.Stephen wrinkled his nose in disapproval.She sniffed them, wrinkled up her nose in disgust.He wrinkled his nose in distaste at the acrid smell of the place.Meredith tried her tea and wrinkled her nose up in distaste.
Origin wrinkle1 (1300-1400) wrinkled twisted, winding ((14-16 centuries)), probably from Old English gewrinclian to wind
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wrinkle
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wrinkle1 /ˈrɪŋkəl/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1300-1400
 Origin: wrinkled 'twisted, winding' (14-16 centuries), probably from Old English gewrinclian 'to wind'
1. wrinkles are lines on your face and skin that you get when you are old:
    Her face was a mass of wrinkles.
2. a small untidy fold in a piece of clothing or paper
   SYN  crease:
    She walked over to the bed and smoothed out the wrinkles.
3. iron out the wrinkles to solve the small problems in something
—wrinkly adjective:
    her thin, wrinkly face

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wrinkle2 verb
1. [intransitive and transitive] (also wrinkle up) if you wrinkle a part of your face, or if it wrinkles, small lines appear on it:
    Alex wrinkled up her nose at the smell.
    Carter wrinkled his forehead in concentration.
    His brow wrinkled when he saw us.
2. [intransitive] if a piece of clothing wrinkles, it gets small untidy folds in it
   SYN  crease:
    The trouble with linen is that it wrinkles so easily.


wrin·kleBrE /ˈrɪŋkl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈrɪŋkl/ 🔊 nouna line or small fold in your skin, especially on your face, that forms as you get older (尤指脸上的)皱纹There were fine wrinkles around her eyes. 她眼角上出现了鱼尾纹。🔊🔊<titled tranID="52" status="2">Physical appearance<chnsep> </chnsep><chn>外貌</chn></titled>
  • A person may be described as having 描述一个人的长相可用 have 一词:

Eyes 眼睛

  • (bright) blue/green/(dark/light) brown/hazel eyes (明亮的)蓝/绿/(深/浅)棕色/浅绿褐色眼睛
  • deep-set/sunken/bulging/protruding eyes 凹陷的/凸出的眼睛
  • small/beady/sparkling/twinkling/(informal) shifty eyes 小的/小珠般圆亮的/亮晶晶的/闪闪发亮的/贼溜溜的眼睛
  • piercing/penetrating/steely eyes 敏锐的/锐利的眼睛;冷冰冰的眼神
  • bloodshot/watery/puffy eyes 布满血丝的/水汪汪的/肿胀的眼睛
  • bushy/thick/dark/raised/arched eyebrows 浓密的/扬起的/弓形的眉毛
  • long/dark/thick/curly/false eyelashes/lashes 长长的/浓密的/弯曲的/假的眼睫毛

Face

  • a flat/bulbous/pointed/sharp/snub nose 塌/蒜头/尖头/尖/短平而上翘的鼻子
  • a straight/a hooked/a Roman/(formal) an aquiline nose 挺直的鼻子;鹰钩鼻;高鼻梁;鹰钩鼻
  • full/thick/thin/pouty lips 丰满的/厚/薄/翘嘴唇
  • dry/chapped/cracked lips 干的/皲裂的/干裂的嘴唇
  • flushed/rosy/red/ruddy/pale cheeks 发红的/红润的/苍白的面颊
  • soft/chubby/sunken cheeks 柔嫩的/胖乎乎的/凹陷的面颊
  • white/perfect/crooked/protruding teeth 洁白的/完好无缺的/参差不齐的/凸出来的牙齿
  • a large/high/broad/wide/sloping forehead 大大的/高高的/宽大的/后倾的前额
  • a strong/weak/pointed/double chin 硬朗的/瘦削的/尖/双下巴
  • a long/full/bushy/wispy/goatee beard 长/大/浓密的/一小撮/山羊胡子
  • a long/thin/bushy/droopy/handlebar/pencil moustache/ (especially US) mustache 长长的/稀疏的/浓密的/耷拉着的/翘/细直的八字胡

Hair and skin 头发和皮肤

  • pale/fair/olive/dark/tanned skin 苍白的/白皙的/橄榄色的/黝黑的/晒黑的皮肤
  • dry/oily/smooth/rough/leathery/wrinkled skin 干性的/油性的/光滑的/粗糙的/有皱纹的皮肤
  • a dark/a pale/a light/a sallow/a ruddy/an olive/a swarthy/a clear complexion 黝黑的/苍白的/白皙的/蜡黄的/红润的/浅褐色的/黝黑的/无瑕的面容
  • deep/fine/little/facial wrinkles 深深的/细小的/小的/面部的皱纹
  • blonde/blond/fair/(light/dark) brown/(jet-)black/auburn/red/(BrE) ginger/grey hair 金黄色的/浅色的/(浅/深)棕色的/乌黑的/红褐色的/红色的/姜黄色的/灰白色的头发
  • straight/curly/wavy/frizzy/spiky hair 直发;鬈发;波浪形的/鬈曲的/刺猬式的头发
  • thick/thin/fine/bushy/thinning hair 厚密的/稀疏的/纤细的/浓密的/逐渐稀少的头发
  • dyed/bleached/soft/silky/dry/greasy/shiny hair 染了色的/漂白了的/柔顺的/丝滑的/干性的/油性的/有光泽的头发
  • long/short/shoulder-length/cropped hair 长/短/齐肩/剪短了的头发
  • a bald/balding/shaved head 秃头;开始秃顶的头;剃光了的头
  • a receding hairline 后移的发际线
  • a bald patch/spot 秃了的一块
  • a side/centre/(US) center (BrE) parting/ (NAmE) part 偏分;中分

Body 身体

  • a long/short/thick/slender/(disapproving) scrawny neck 长/短/粗/细/干瘦的脖子
  • broad/narrow/sloping/rounded/hunched shoulders 宽/窄/斜/圆/耸肩膀
  • a bare/broad/muscular/small/large chest 赤裸的/宽阔的/肌肉发达的胸膛;小胸;大胸
  • a flat/swollen/bulging stomach 扁平的/鼓胀的/鼓起的肚子
  • a small/tiny/narrow/slim/slender/28-inch waist 纤细的/28 英寸的腰
  • big/wide/narrow/slim hips 大的/宽的/窄小的/苗条的臀部
  • a straight/a bent/an arched/a broad/a hairy back 直的/弯曲的/弓着的/宽大的/多毛的背部
  • thin/slender/muscular arms 瘦削的/细长的/肌肉发达的臂膀
  • big/large/small/manicured/calloused/gloved hands 大的/小的/修剪整齐的/有老茧的/戴着手套的手
  • long/short/fat/slender/delicate/bony fingers 长的/短的/粗的/细长的/纤细的/瘦削的手指
  • long/muscular/hairy/shapely/(both informal, often disapproving) skinny/spindly legs 长的/肌肉发达的/多毛的/有曲线美的/皮包骨的/干瘦的腿
  • muscular/chubby/(informal, disapproving) flabby thighs 肌肉发达的/胖乎乎的/肥胖的大腿
  • big/little/small/dainty/wide/narrow/bare feet 大的/小的/娇小可爱的/宽的/窄的/光着的脚
  • a good/a slim/a slender/an hourglass figure 好的/修长的/苗条的/沙漏形身材
  • be of slim/medium/average/large/athletic/stocky build 有着苗条的/中等的/普通的/大块头的/健壮的/矮壮的身材
[usually plural] a small fold that you do not want in a piece of cloth or paper (布或纸上的)褶皱,皱痕 SYN crease
wrin·kleBrE /ˈrɪŋkl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈrɪŋkl/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they wrinkle BrE /ˈrɪŋkl/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈrɪŋkl/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it wrinkles BrE /ˈrɪŋklz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈrɪŋklz/ 🔊past simple wrinkled BrE /ˈrɪŋkld/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈrɪŋkld/ 🔊past participle wrinkled BrE /ˈrɪŋkld/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈrɪŋkld/ 🔊 -ing form wrinkling BrE /ˈrɪŋklɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈrɪŋklɪŋ/ 🔊 [transitive, intransitive] to make the skin on your face form into lines or folds; to form lines or folds in this way (使脸上)起皱纹;皱起~ sth (up) She wrinkled up her nose in distaste. 她厌恶地皱起鼻子。🔊🔊He wrinkled his brow in concentration. 他全神贯注地锁紧眉头。🔊🔊~ (up) His face wrinkled in a grin. 他咧嘴一笑满脸都是皱纹。🔊🔊 [intransitive, transitive] ~ (sth) to form raised folds or lines in an untidy way; to make sth do this (使)起褶皱Her stockings were wrinkling at the knees. 她长袜的膝盖处起了褶皱。🔊🔊