wrinkle
wrinkle
noun
noun
- a slight line or fold in something, especially fabric or the skin of the face
皱，皱纹；褶皱
■(informal)a minor difficulty; a snag
(非正式)困难，难题；障碍
the organizers have the wrinkles pretty well ironed out.
组织人员把那些小问题都妥善解决了。 - (informal)a clever innovation, or useful piece of information or advice
(非正式)妙计；好主意；点子
learning the wrinkles from someone more experienced saves time.
从经验更丰富的人那里学到一些好点子能节省时间。
- [with obj.][often as adj.wrinkled]make or cause lines or folds in (something, especially fabric or the skin)
使起皱纹
Dotty's wrinkled stockings.
多蒂起皱的长袜。
■grimace and cause wrinkles on (a part of the face)
使皱起；使皱缩
he sniffed and wrinkled his nose.
他吸了吸气，皱起了鼻子。
■[no obj.]form or become marked with lines or folds
有皱纹；起皱纹；皱起
her brow wrinkled.
她皱起眉毛。
- late Middle English: origin obscure, possibly a back-formation from the Old English past participle gewrinclod 'sinuous' (of which no infinitive is recorded)
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