Word
corrugated
使起皱；使成波状
corrugated is the past of corrugate.
fold into ridges
- 1.
To wrinkle (the skin).
使(皮肤)起皱。
- 2.
To fold into parallel folds, grooves or ridges.
折叠成平行的褶皱、沟槽或棱脊。
使(皮肤)起皱。；折叠成平行的褶皱、沟槽或棱脊。；使起皱；成波状；起皱
In use
The factory corrugates sheets of cardboard to make them strong enough for shipping boxes.
You can corrugate a strip of paper by folding it back and forth in a zigzag pattern.
The metal sheets were corrugated before they were installed on the warehouse roof.
corrugate sth
及物动词用法，后接宾语，表示使某物形成波浪形或皱褶。
The machine corrugates the cardboard.
这台机器把纸板压出波纹。
corrugate (vi)
不及物动词用法，主语自身变为波浪状或皱褶状，常与时间或条件状语连用。
The metal sheet corrugates when pressed.
金属板受压时形成波纹。
be corrugated
被动形式强调动作由外部施加；corrugated 也可直接用作形容词修饰名词，如 corrugated cardboard（瓦楞纸板）。
Connections
Collocations
- corrugated cardboard
- 瓦楞纸板
- The goods were packed in corrugated cardboard boxes.货物被装在瓦楞纸板箱里。
- corrugated iron
- 波纹铁皮
- The fence was made of corrugated iron.这栅栏是用波纹铁皮做的。
- corrugated paper
- 瓦楞纸
- She wrapped the vase in corrugated paper.她用瓦楞纸把花瓶包了起来。
- corrugated fiberboard
- 瓦楞纤维板
- Most shipping cartons are made of corrugated fiberboard.大多数运输纸箱由瓦楞纤维板制成。
- corrugated plastic
- 波纹塑料板
- The sign was printed on corrugated plastic.标牌印在波纹塑料板上。
- corrugated sheet metal
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想瓦楞纸（corrugated cardboard）表面的波浪皱纹：一压一折形成波状，就是 corrugate“使起皱、成波状”。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：packaging industry、metal processing、technical documentation corrugate 属于较正式的书面用词，多用于技术说明或工业制造场景，如瓦楞纸、波纹金属板的制作；日常口语中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
没有常用词与 corrugate 完全押韵（它的重音在第一个音节 /kɒ/）。下列 -gate 结尾的词都是有用的拼写对照，但都不押韵：congregate 与它最接近，都有 /kɒ/ 开头和 /ɡeɪt/ 结尾，可中间分别是 /ŋɡrɪ/ 和 /r/；investigate、interrogate 的重音在第二个音节；congratulate 是拼写陷阱，读作 /kənˈɡrætʃuleɪt/。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.