单词 | freckled |
释义 | freckled (once / 3932 pages) adj If you have freckles scattered across your nose, you can call yourself freckled. It's pretty common for people with red hair to be freckled. Freckles are tiny concentrated spots of color on the skin, and someone who has them on her body is freckled. You might appear more freckled after spending time in the sun — or you may just be naturally freckled no matter how little sun you get. The number of freckles you have is genetic: if your mom and grandma are freckled, chances are you will be, too. WORD FAMILYfreckle: freckled, freckles, freckling USAGE EXAMPLESYour skin was freckled and I was tanned. The Guardian(Dec 17, 2016) “I’m happy about it. I feel I can come and go as I like,” she said, a smile creasing her lightly freckled face. Washington Post(Nov 04, 2016) The freight car now is mostly paint-bare wood, with blotches of faded red paint freckled on the boards and the exterior metal frame. Washington Times(Oct 31, 2016) adj relating to or covered with or resembling freckles Syn lentiginose, lentiginous patterned having patterns (especially colorful patterns) |
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