英语词汇“crimp”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

noun | verb

crimpcrimp1 /krɪmp/ noun

ETYMOLOGYcrimp

Origin: 1600-1700 Dutch Low German krimpen to make smaller

put a crimp in/on something to reduce or restrict something so that it is difficult to do something: Falling wheat prices have put a crimp on farm incomes.

noun | verb

crimpcrimp2 verb [transitive]

VERB TABLE

crimp

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	crimp
	he, she, it	crimps
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	crimped
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have crimped
	he, she, it	has crimped
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had crimped
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will crimp
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have crimped

Continuous Form
Present	I	am crimping
	he, she, it	is crimping
	you, we, they	are crimping
Past	I, he, she, it	was crimping
	you, we, they	were crimping
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been crimping
	he, she, it	has been crimping
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been crimping
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be crimping
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been crimping

1to restrict the development, use, or growth of something: The lack of effective advertising has crimped sales.2to press something, especially cloth, paper, etc., into small regular folds3to make your hair slightly curly by using a special heated tool