Dimple

['dɪmp(ə)l] or ['dɪmpəl]

解释:

(noun.) a small natural hollow in the cheek or chin; 'His dimple appeared whenever he smiled'.

(noun.) any slight depression in a surface; 'there are approximately 336 dimples on a golf ball'.

(verb.) produce dimples while smiling; 'The child dimpled up to the adults'.

(verb.) mark with, or as if with, dimples; 'drops dimpled the smooth stream'.

哈恩编辑--From WordNet

解释:

(n.) A slight natural depression or indentation on the surface of some part of the body, esp. on the cheek or chin.

(n.) A slight indentation on any surface.

(v. i.) To form dimples; to sink into depressions or little inequalities.

(v. t.) To mark with dimples or dimplelike depressions.

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解释:

n. a small hollow: a small natural depression on the face.—v.i. to form dimples.—v.t. to mark with dimples.—p.adj. Dim′pled.—n. Dim′plement.—adj. Dim′ply.

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