Word · Frequency #24957
crinkle
/ˈkriŋkl/
verb
使起皱；使褶皱；揉皱
To fold, crease, crumple, or wad.
- 1.
To fold, crease, crumple, or wad.
折叠、弄皱、揉皱或团起
- 2.
To rustle, as stiff cloth when moved.
发出沙沙声,如硬布移动时
使沙沙作响；发窸窣声；折叠、弄皱、揉皱或团起；发出沙沙声,如硬布移动时；使皱；使缩
In use
She carefully smoothed the crinkled edge of the letter.
The old paper crinkles when you touch it.
He crinkled his nose at the strange smell.
Verb forms
base crinkle · third person crinkles · -ing crinkling · past crinkled · past participle crinkled
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
Connections
Collocations
- crinkle one's nose
- 皱鼻子（表示反感或疑惑）
- She crinkled her nose at the strange taste.她对那奇怪的味道皱起了鼻子。
- crinkle up
- （使）皱起来；起皱
- The old photo crinkled up in the heat.那张旧照片受热皱了起来。
- crinkle the paper
- 揉皱纸张
- He crinkled the paper and tossed it into the bin.他把纸揉皱扔进垃圾桶。
- fabric crinkles
- 布料起皱
- This fabric crinkles if you wash it in hot water.这种布料用热水洗会起皱。
- eyes crinkle
- （眼睛）眯起，眼角起笑纹
- His eyes crinkled with amusement.他的眼睛因觉得有趣而眯了起来。
- stiff cloth crinkles
Learner notes
Memory Tip
crinkle 开头 c 像揉纸团的动作，联想到纸张皱起、发出沙沙声。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、描述纸张、布料或包装材料时 该词是中性偏日常的说法，通常用于口语或一般叙述中，描述纸、布等材料起皱或发出沙沙声；正式写作中较少见，但不算俚语。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Wrinkle, sprinkle, twinkle, and tinkle rhyme with crinkle: each has the same stressed /ɪŋk/ and ends in an unstressed /əl/ (or syllabic /l/) sound. Cringe looks similar in spelling but is pronounced /krɪndʒ/ and does not rhyme.
Learn the forms together
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