Word · Frequency #25287
dimples
凹痕孔屑；未脱离的孔屑
dimples is the plural of dimple.
a chad that has been punched or dimpled but remains attached at all four corners
尤指美国选票上未完全打穿的孔屑。
- 1.
A small depression or indentation in a surface.
表面上的小凹陷或压痕。
- 2.
a chad that has been punched or dimpled but all four corners are still attached
被打孔或压痕但四角仍连接的纸屑
- 3.
any slight depression in a surface
表面上的轻微凹陷
- 4.
a small natural hollow in the cheek or chin
脸颊或下巴上的小天然凹陷
表面上的小凹陷或压痕。；被打孔或压痕但四角仍连接的纸屑；表面上的轻微凹陷；脸颊或下巴上的小天然凹陷；酒窝
In use
When she smiled, two small dimples appeared on her cheeks.
The baby has a cute dimple in his left cheek.
Her dimples are the most charming part of her smile.
there are approximately 336 dimples on a golf ball
His dimple appeared whenever he smiled
have a dimple in/on [body part]
表示脸上某处有酒窝时，用 have a dimple in/on ...；in 更强调凹陷，on 更强调表面位置。
She has a dimple in her left cheek.
她左脸颊上有一个酒窝。
dimple [something]
作及物动词时表示“使……出现酒窝/涟漪”，宾语常是脸颊、水面等。
Rain dimpled the surface of the pond.
Connections
Collocations
- have dimples
- 有酒窝
- She has cute dimples when she smiles.她笑的时候露出可爱的酒窝。
- deep dimples
- 深深的酒窝
- His deep dimples showed when he grinned.他咧嘴一笑，露出了深深的酒窝。
- a dimpled smile
- 带着酒窝的微笑
- She greeted me with a dimpled smile.她带着有酒窝的笑容迎接我。
- dimpled chin
- 有凹痕的下巴
- He has a dimpled chin like his father.他像父亲一样，下巴上有个小凹痕。
- dimple the water
- 使水面泛起涟漪
- A gentle breeze dimpled the still water.一阵微风使平静的水面泛起涟漪。
- dimpled chad
Learner notes
Memory Tip
脸颊上的小酒窝是一个小凹陷，就像纸屑被压出凹痕却还没完全脱离的小窝。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：election recounts、ballot inspection、voting dispute news 此义项指打孔选票上未完全脱离的孔屑，属于选举计票的技术用语，多用于正式场合，如重新点票、选票核查的新闻报道或法律论证。日常口语中极少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 dimple /ˈdɪmpəl/ 同韵的词：simple /ˈsɪmpəl/、pimple /ˈpɪmpəl/（均为 /ɪmpəl/）。注意 temple /ˈtɛmpəl/、ample /ˈæmpəl/、sample /ˈsæmpəl/、crumple /ˈkrʌmpəl/ 虽也以 -mple 结尾，但元音不同，不押韵。
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.