wrinkle1
KK: [ˈrɪŋkḷ]
DJ: [ˈriŋkl]
n.[C]
- 皺;皺紋
Her face was seamed with
wrinkles.
她臉上布滿皺紋。
- 困難;難題
It will take weeks to get all the
wrinkles ironed out.
解決這些難題得要幾週時間。
vt.
- 使起皺紋[(+up)]
She
wrinkled her nose at the bad smell.
聞到臭氣,她皺起了鼻子。
vi.
- 起皺紋,皺起來
This shirt will not
wrinkle.
這件襯衫不會起皺。
衍生
辨析
wrinkle2
KK: [ˈrɪŋkḷ]
DJ: [ˈriŋkl]
n.[C]【口】
- 妙計;好主意
I'll give you a
wrinkle or two.
我給你出幾個點子。
Ask Mary, she knows all the
wrinkles.
去問瑪麗,她有錦囊妙計。
- 方法;技巧;(方法等的)創新
The newest
wrinkle in the $2.5 billion cosmetics business is a lotion that camouflages creases.
二十五億化妝品生意中最新的一招是一種能夠掩飾皺紋的潤膚液。
n.
- a slight line or fold, especially in fabric or the skin of the face.
- informal a clever innovation, or useful piece of information or advice.
v.
[
often as adj. wrinkled]
make or become wrinkled.
Etymology
ME: origin obscure, possibly a back-form. from the OE past part. gewrinclod ‘sinuous’.