dimple

英 ['dɪmpl] 美 ['dɪmpl]

• n. 酒窝；涟漪
• v. (使）出现酒窝；(使）起波纹

英英释义

Noun:

1. a chad that has been punched or dimpled but all four corners are still attached

2. any slight depression in a surface;

   "there are approximately 336 dimples on a golf ball"
   

3. a small natural hollow in the cheek or chin;

   "His dimple appeared whenever he smiled"
   

Verb:

1. mark with, or as if with, dimples;

   "drops dimpled the smooth stream"
   

2. produce dimples while smiling;

   "The child dimpled up to the adults"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Mary has two dimples when she smiles.
   玛丽笑时露出两个笑靥。
2. A cute dimple just appeared in your face.
   一个可爱的酒窝刚在你的脸上浮现。
3. The fracture of composites assumes toughness dimple.
   复合材料的拉伸断口假设为韧窝混合断裂.

用作动词 (v.)

1. In the sunlight, a fresh breeze dimple the surface of Bay Roberts.
   阳光下清新的微风吹得罗伯茨湾的海水泛起阵阵涟漪。

经典引文

• The gentle waters gently part In dimples round the prow.

  出自： Southey

• The modern golf ball has 360 dimples.

  出自： S. B. Flexner

词汇搭配

• dimple spring 洼处泉

近反义词

【近义词】

• depression 沮丧
• dent 凹痕
• dint 凹痕
• hollow 空的
• indentation 刻痕
• ripple 涟漪
• pit 坑