请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 unwrinkle
释义

unwrinklev.

Etymology: un- prefix2 1a.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈwrinkle.
1. transitive. To free (the brow, etc.) from wrinkles; to smooth (a wrinkled surface).
ΘΚΠ
the world > space > shape > flatness or levelness > smoothness > make smooth [verb (transitive)] > remove wrinkles from
uncrumple1611
unwrinkle1611
unridge1631
erugate1656
unrumple1694
unpucker1775
unrimple1800
uncrinkle1911
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Desplisser, to..vnwrinkle, vncrumple.
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Desfroncer To cleere, vncloud, or vnwrinckle his visage.
1725 A. Ramsay Gentle Shepherd v. iii See how much joy un~wrinkles every brow.
1784 J. Potter Virtuous Villagers II. 185 By unwrinkling the brow of care, [it has] given place to calm contentment.
1822 W. Scott Fortunes of Nigel I. Introd. Ep. p. xvi To unwrinkle a brow bent with the furrows of daily toil.
1880 G. Meredith Tragic Comedians II. ii. 23 He unwrinkled the letter carefully for it to be legible.
2. intransitive. To become free from wrinkles.
ΘΚΠ
the world > space > shape > flatness or levelness > smoothness > become smooth [verb (intransitive)] > become free from wrinkles
unwrinkle1827
uncrumple1866
uncrinkle1904
1827 P. Maxwell tr. C. A. Dard Hist. Sufferings Picard Family ix, in tr. Perils & Captivity 85 Foreheads, lowering and sulky, began to unwrinkle.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
<
v.1611
随便看

 

英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/12/24 21:37:19