Word · Frequency #14095
Fully loadedwrinkle
皱纹
a line or crease on the skin, especially one caused by age or tiredness
- 1.
A small furrow, ridge or crease in an otherwise smooth surface.
在光滑表面上形成的小沟、脊或皱褶。
- 2.
a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
表面上的皱褶
- 3.
A line or crease in the skin, especially when caused by age or fatigue.
皮肤上的皱纹,尤因年龄或疲劳所致。
- 4.
a minor difficulty
小难题
- 5.
A fault, imperfection or bug especially in a new system or product; typically, they will need to be ironed out.
故障、缺陷或漏洞,尤指新系统或产品中的；通常需要解决。
- 6.
a clever method of doing something (especially something new and different)
巧妙新法
皱褶；褶皱；小问题；小毛病；妙招；新招；在光滑表面上形成的小沟、脊或皱褶。；表面上的皱褶
In use
The wrinkles around his eyes showed how much he had laughed over the years.
She smoothed the wrinkles from the tablecloth before the guests arrived.
A small wrinkle formed on the poster when it got folded in the mail.
ironing gets rid of most wrinkles
they finally have the wrinkles pretty well ironed out
a wrinkle in/on something
There's a wrinkle on your shirt.
你的衬衫上有个皱褶。
have/get wrinkles
表示皮肤上的皱纹时常用复数形式wrinkles。
Connections
Collocations
- fine wrinkles
- 细纹
- She noticed fine wrinkles around her eyes.她注意到眼睛周围出现了细纹。
- wrinkle cream
- 抗皱霜
- He bought a wrinkle cream for his mother.他给妈妈买了一支抗皱霜。
- smooth out wrinkles
- 抚平褶皱
- Use a steamer to smooth out wrinkles in the curtains.用蒸汽熨斗抚平窗帘上的褶皱。
- iron out the wrinkles
- 解决小问题；扫除障碍
- We still need to iron out the wrinkles in the plan.我们还需要解决计划中的一些小问题。
- new wrinkle
- 新花样；新变化
- The latest model adds a new wrinkle to the design.最新款为设计增添了新花样。
- get wrinkles
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 wr 像皮肤上两撇皱纹，且 w 不发音；看到 wrinkle 就想到脸上的褶皱。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：护肤或美妆话题、衣物护理或熨烫、口语或科技产品讨论 wrinkle 作名词时，指皮肤或布料上的皱纹/皱褶属中性用法，正式与非正式语境均常见；指小问题、小毛病或产品缺陷时多用于口语或非正式讨论，正式写作更常用 issue、problem 或 flaw。
Grammar Note
可数名词
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like 'twinkle', 'sprinkle', and 'crinkle' share a similar ending with 'wrinkle', but ensure to note the initial consonant sounds differ.
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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