| 单词 | dimple |
| 释义 | dimple (once / 1170 pages) nv A dimple is a small indentation in a surface. A dimple on your cheek is cute, but a dimple on your car door is not so cute. A dimple can be an imperfection or tiny dent, but it's often a little cleft in a person's cheek or chin. People whose dimples show when they smile are particularly charming, and a dimpled chin is often considered quite handsome. One theory of the word's origin is that it meant "pothole" in Old English, from a Proto-Germanic root. WORD FAMILYdimple: dimpled, dimples, dimpling USAGE EXAMPLESBy design, a golf ball’s dimples produce just such a turbulent layer and minimize its drag. Science Magazine(Nov 28, 2016) “This is immediate, emergency relief and it’s an emergency situation,” said Dimple Chaudhary, a senior attorney with the defense council. New York Times(Nov 10, 2016) Laila loved running her finger over Aziza’s pleasing, soft skin, over the dimpled knuckles, the folds of fat at her elbows. Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns(2007) 1n any slight depression in a surface there are approximately 336 dimples on a golf ball Hyper depression, impression, imprint a concavity in a surface produced by pressing 2n a small natural hollow in the cheek or chin His dimple appeared whenever he smiled Hyper depression, impression, imprint a concavity in a surface produced by pressing 3n a chad that has been punched or dimpled but all four corners are still attached Syn|Hyper dimpled chad, pregnant chad chad a small piece of paper that is supposed to be removed when a hole is punched in a card or paper tape 4v mark with, or as if with, dimples drops dimpled the smooth stream Hyper mark make or leave a mark on 5v produce dimples while smiling The child dimpled up to the adults Hyper smile change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure |
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