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单词 corrugate
释义 cor·ru·gate
I. \ˈkȯrəˌgāt, ˈkär- sometimes -ryə-; usu -ād.+V\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Latin corrugatus, past participle of corrugare, from com- + rugare to wrinkle, from ruga wrinkle — more at rough
transitive verb
: to form or contract into wrinkles or folds
 < corrugated his brows in thought — John Buchan >
: shape into alternating ridges and grooves : furrow
 < the wind corrugates the surface of the sea >
 < the roots corrugated the path >
specifically : to shape (sheet metal or other material) into straight, parallel, regular, and equally curved ridges and hollows
intransitive verb
: to become corrugated
 < surfaces speedily rutted and corrugated — N.C.Rockwood >
II. \-_gə̇t\ adjective
Etymology: Latin corrugatus
archaic : corrugated
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