wrinkle


n. 皱纹

vi. 起皱

vt. 使起皱纹

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中文词源

wrinkle 皱纹

来自PIE*wer,弯,转,拧,词源同wring,wrench。用于指皱纹。

英文词源

wrinkle (v.)
early 15c. (transitive), probably from stem of Old English gewrinclod "wrinkled, crooked, winding," past participle of gewrinclian "to wind, crease," from perfective prefix ge- + -wrinclian "to wind," from Proto-Germanic *wrankjan (see wrench (v.)). Intransitive sense from 1610s. Related: Wrinkled; wrinkling.
wrinkle (n.)
"fold or crease in the extenal body," late 14c.; in cloth or clothing from early 15c., probably from wrinkle (v.). Meaning "defect, problem" first recorded 1640s; that of "idea, device, notion" (especially a new one) is from 1817.

中文解释

1. see wrench.分析:wr——“伟人”的拼音首字母;ink——墨水;le——“了”的拼音。记忆:伟人喝了墨水之后,眉头一皱计上心来,就有了妙计。

实用例句

1. She wore a brown shirt pressed without a wrinkle.
她穿着一件熨烫得没有一点儿褶儿的棕色衬衫。
来自柯林斯例句
2. He noticed a wrinkle in her stocking.
他注意到她长筒袜上有一道褶儿。
来自柯林斯例句
3. The skin on her cheeks and around her eyes was beginning to wrinkle.
她两颊和双眼周围开始起了皱纹。
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4. The newest wrinkle in old game of courtship is match - making by computer.
在旧的求婚方式中,最近出现了一个创新的办法,那就是由计算机做媒.
来自辞典例句
5. Put me up to a wrinkle or two.
帮我出一个主意.
来自辞典例句

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