词义

读音:crease /kri:s/

词义:起皱,折痕

词性:动词,名词

级别:GRE

出处:源自拉丁语 crista (鸡冠,山脊,凸起棱线),经古法语 creste (隆起的脊) 传入中古英语,写法变为 creaste,用来指代布料折叠之后凸起的棱状纹路;古人觉得折叠鼓起来的布料如同小山脊一般。

词义

(n.)

A deep crease formed between his eyebrows from years of worrying.
长年思虑,在他双眉之间压出一道深刻褶痕。

Iron away every crease on your formal‑wear trousers before the dinner party.
晚宴之前熨平正装西裤上面所有压痕。

The old photograph bears a sharp crease right through the girl’s face.
这张旧照片有一道硬折痕横穿女孩的脸庞。

She tried to smooth out the crease in her skirt with her palm.
她尝试用手掌抚平裙子上面的压痕。

(v.)

His brows crease whenever he tackles tricky‑thinking problems.
每当他思考难题,眉头便蹙起褶痕。

The soft fabric creases easily after being sat‑on for hours.
这块柔软布料久坐之后很容易起折痕。

He creased his newspaper down the centre for convenient reading.
他顺着中线把报纸压出折痕方便阅读。

Her nose creased at the sharp smell of damp soil.
闻到潮湿泥土刺鼻的气味,她皱起鼻尖。

近义

Crease (n.) 近义词按难度级别由低到高:

中学

fold /fəʊld/:褶皱

line /laɪn/:皱纹

wrinkle:皱纹,褶皱

四六级

tuck /tʌk/:褶

ridge /rɪdʒ/:隆起

出国

furrow /'fɜːrəʊ/:皱纹

pleat /pli:t/:褶(状物)

crimp /'krɪmp/:褶皱

rumple /'rʌmpl/:褶皱

crumple /'krʌmpl/:褶皱

pucker /'pʌkər/:褶,皱纹

无级别

crinkle /'krɪŋkl/:褶,皱纹

Wrinkle,crease 和 crinkle 的区别:

wrinkle:肌肤衰老松弛,布料自然形成的不规则褶皱。

crease:受到外力挤压,皱眉或折叠产生线条分明的压痕,如裤子中线,对折的纸张,手机的折叠痕等。

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crinkle:由搓揉产生的细碎折痕,如糖果纸,塑料袋等。

形近

crest:山顶,鸡/鸟冠 (n.)

cease:停止 (v.)

create:创造 (v.)

影视

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△The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (《本杰明巴顿奇事》2008)

小说

以下文字摘自美国著名作家玛丽莲·罗宾逊 (Marilynne Robinson) 普利策奖作品《基列》 (Gilead) 四部曲的收官作品《杰克》(Jack) 第一章。

She said, "Why don’t we sit down?"
And he said, "Why not?" And as he sat down he plucked at the knees of his trousers, as if they had a crease, and laughed, and said, "My father always did that."
"Mine, too."
"I guess it’s polite, somehow."
"It means you’re on your best behavior."

她开口:“我们何不坐下聊聊?”
他答道:“可以。”落座之际,他伸手扯了扯裤膝,好似裤子上面留有折痕,随后笑着说道:“我的父亲总爱做这个小动作。”
“我父亲也是。”
“我猜想这算是一种礼貌习惯。”
“代表你此刻正竭力端正举止。”

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