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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。
使起皱；使成波状
corrugated — past of corrugate
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
使起皱；使成波状
fold into ridges
The machine corrugates the cardboard.
这台机器把纸板压出波纹。
使(皮肤)起皱。
To wrinkle (the skin).
折叠成平行的褶皱、沟槽或棱脊。
To fold into parallel folds, grooves or ridges.
corrugate
Base
原形
corrugates
3rd person
第三人称单数
corrugating
-ing
现在分词
corrugated
Past
过去式
corrugated
Past participle
过去分词
The machine corrugates the cardboard.
这台机器使纸板起皱。
The surface corrugated as it cooled.
表面冷却时起了皱。
The metal sheets have corrugated under pressure.
金属板在压力下已经起皱。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词均为 corrugated；可作及物或不及物动词。
The factory corrugates sheets of cardboard to make them strong enough for shipping boxes.
工厂将纸板压出瓦楞，使其强度足以制作运输箱。
You can corrugate a strip of paper by folding it back and forth in a zigzag pattern.
你可以把一条纸来回折叠成锯齿状，从而压出瓦楞。
The metal sheets were corrugated before they were installed on the warehouse roof.
这些金属板在安装到仓库屋顶之前被压成了波状。
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。
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。
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）。
The sheets are corrugated in the factory.
这些板材在工厂被压成波纹。
Not this
The machine corrugate the cardboard.
Use this
The machine corrugates the cardboard.
一般现在时主语是第三人称单数 the machine，动词要加 -s 变为 corrugates；中文没有这种词形变化，所以容易漏掉 -s。
Not this
The machine can corrugated paper.
Use this
The machine can corrugate paper.
情态动词 can 后需接动词原形，不能用过去分词 corrugated；这里应使用原形 corrugate。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
瓦楞纸板
The goods were packed in corrugated cardboard boxes.
货物被装在瓦楞纸板箱里。
波纹铁皮
The fence was made of corrugated iron.
这栅栏是用波纹铁皮做的。
瓦楞纸
She wrapped the vase in corrugated paper.
她用瓦楞纸把花瓶包了起来。
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。
波纹塑料板
The sign was printed on corrugated plastic.
标牌印在波纹塑料板上。
波纹金属板
The warehouse roof is covered with corrugated sheet metal.
仓库屋顶覆盖着波纹金属板。
Use corrugated naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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”。
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。
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/。
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