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    zit

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++zit /zɪt/ noun [countable]  informalMI a pimple 丘疹，小脓包，粉刺
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    zit• He then examined the nearby red and cream wallpaper as if it were a vast furry zit.• That excuse collapses under the weight of its own zits.• I was damned if some nineteen-year-old pipsqueak with zits and a clip-on tie was going to make me feel loathsome.
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    zit
    zit /zɪt/ noun [countable]
    informal a pimple
         
    THESAURUS
    ■ 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.


    zitBrE /zɪt/ 🔊NAmE /zɪt/ 🔊 noun (informal, especially NAmE) a spot on the skin, especially on the face （尤指脸上的）丘疹 SYN pimple  ➡  compare spot noun (3)