Word · Frequency #25618
pimples
粉刺；青春痘；丘疹
pimples is the plural of pimple.
A small, inflamed, often painful spot on the skin that fills with pus; a common symptom of acne.
- 1.
An inflamed (raised and colored) spot on the surface of the skin that is usually painful and fills with pus.
皮肤表面发炎(隆起且有色)的斑点,通常疼痛并充满脓液。
- 2.
a small inflamed elevation of the skin; a pustule or papule; common symptom in acne
皮肤上小的炎性隆起；脓疱或丘疹；痤疮的常见症状。
皮肤表面发炎(隆起且有色)的斑点,通常疼痛并充满脓液。；皮肤上小的炎性隆起；脓疱或丘疹；痤疮的常见症状。；丘疹；小脓疱；[医] 丘疹；小脓疱
In use
I woke up with a big red pimple on my nose.
She uses a special cream to treat her pimples.
Don't pop that pimple or it might leave a scar.
have a pimple / pimples on + [body part]
She had a pimple on her chin.
她下巴上长了一颗粉刺。
get a pimple / pimples (from + [cause])
I often get pimples when I'm stressed.
我压力大的时候常常长粉刺。
Common mistakes
I have pimple on my face.I have a pimple on my face.
英语中pimple是可数名词，单数形式必须加不定冠词a或an，或者使用复数形式pimples。这里指一个粉刺，所以要用a pimple。
Connections
Collocations
- pop a pimple
- 挤痘痘；挤粉刺
- Don't pop a pimple with dirty fingers; it can lead to infection.不要用脏手挤痘痘，这样可能导致感染。
- get a pimple
- 长痘痘；长粉刺
- I seem to get a pimple every time I stay up late.我似乎每次熬夜都会长痘痘。
- break out in pimples
- （一下子）冒出许多痘痘
- She broke out in pimples the day before her wedding.她在婚礼前一天突然冒出了许多痘痘。
- pimple patch
- 痘痘贴
- A pimple patch helps flatten pimples overnight.痘痘贴有助于让痘痘在一夜之间平复。
- pimple cream
- 祛痘膏；痘痘霜
- You only need a tiny amount of pimple cream for each spot.每个部位只需要一点点祛痘膏。
- pimple on your nose
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 pimple 记成‘皮破脓’：发炎痘痘鼓起，皮肤一碰就疼，像要迸出脓液。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常聊天、护肤或祛痘的生活话题、青少年长痘交流 pimple 是日常中很常见的普通说法，口语和一般书面语都适用；在很正式的医学文章里通常换用 papule、pustule 或 acne 等更专业的词。日常聊天、护肤或祛痘话题里比较常见，语气自然不粗俗。
Grammar Note
可数名词，常用复数形式表示多个粉刺。
Pronunciation & Spelling
dimple 和 simple 与 pimple 押韵（/ˈɪmpəl/）。注意拼写相似的 people /ˈpiːpəl/、temple /ˈtɛmpəl/、apple /ˈæpəl/ 等并不押韵。
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.