Word · Frequency #14095
wrinkle
使起皱；弄皱
to make wrinkles appear on a surface or in cloth
- 1.
To make wrinkles in; to cause to have wrinkles.
使起皱纹
- 2.
To pucker or become uneven or irregular.
起皱；变得不平整
- 3.
To develop irreversibly wrinkles; to age.
产生不可逆的皱纹；衰老
变皱；起褶；起皱纹；衰老；使起皱纹；起皱；变得不平整；产生不可逆的皱纹；衰老
In use
After sitting in the bathtub for an hour, my fingers began to wrinkle.
She wrinkled her nose at the strong smell of the cheese.
This shirt wrinkles easily, so I always hang it up right after washing.
Verb forms
base wrinkle · third person wrinkles · -ing wrinkling · past wrinkled · past participle wrinkled
规则动词，过去式加-ed
Connections
Collocations
- wrinkle one's nose
- 皱鼻子（表示厌恶或不快）
- She wrinkled her nose at the smell.闻到那气味，她皱起了鼻子。
- wrinkle one's brow
- 皱眉头（表示困惑或担忧）
- He wrinkled his brow in confusion.他困惑地皱起了眉头。
- wrinkle up
- 皱起来；起皱
- The old paper wrinkled up when it got wet.那张旧纸一湿就皱了起来。
- wrinkle easily
- 容易起皱
- This linen shirt wrinkles easily.这件亚麻衬衫很容易起皱。
- wrinkle with age
- 随着年龄增长而起皱纹；衰老
- Her skin had begun to wrinkle with age.她的皮肤随着年龄增长开始起皱纹。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：把布'拧'紧会出现褶皱，wrinkle 的开头 wr- 像'拧'的动作。皱纹就是皮肤被'拧'出的褶。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、皮肤护理、衣物护理 作动词时通常指皮肤、衣物或纸张等起皱纹或使某物起皱；在日常交谈和一般书面语中都很常见，语气较为中性。具体语境中可指因衰老产生皱纹，也可指因压迫或折叠出现暂时折痕。
Pronunciation & Spelling
crinkle、sprinkle、twinkle、tinkle 都与 wrinkle 押韵，均以 /ɪŋkəl/ 结尾。注意 wring /rɪŋ/ 和 write /raɪt/ 虽然也以 wr 开头且 w 不发音，但分别以 /rɪŋ/ 和 /raɪt/ 结尾，与 wrinkle 不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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。
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