Dimple
['dɪmp(ə)l] or ['dɪmpəl]
解釋/意思:
(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'.
哈恩編輯--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(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.
阿纳托尔校對
解釋/意思:
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.
戴维斯整理
娱乐性解釋/意思：
A ripple in the gentle whirlpool of a pretty woman's smile.
錄入:斯科特
例句/造句/用法:
- His mouth, around which many a dimple played, was large enough to add to that manliness of expression, for which he was so celebrated. 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
- I thought there was something in the dimple that didn't quite suit you. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- A staring baronet, with a truncheon, gets a dimple in his chin. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- She answered it with a second laugh, and laughter well became her youth, her roses, her dimples, her bright eyes. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
- Over this bib her dimples looked delightful, and under it her pretty figure not less so. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- But--here Rosamond's face broke into a smile which suddenly revealed two dimples. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- She herself thought unfavorably of these dimples and smiled little in general society. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- And having made this marginal note, would try the Housewife again, with all her dimples screwed into an expression of profound research. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- When he smiles, two little dimples appear on each cheek, which are rosy with health. 瑪麗·雪萊. 弗蘭肯斯坦.
- Margaret's face dimpled up into a merry laugh. 伊莉莎白·蓋斯凱爾. 南方與北方.
- The broad brown face of it heaved slowly, and then dimpled and quivered all over. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- At length he was quiet--well he might be with her dimpled chin upon his head! 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- A charming smile dimpled the corners of her mouth. 福爾斯·休姆. 奇幻島.
- To see her lay the flowers against her little dimpled chin, was to lose all presence of mind and power of language in a feeble ecstasy. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- The poor bleeding heart was still, at last, and the river rippled and dimpled just as brightly as if it had not closed above it. 哈麗葉特·比切·斯托. 湯姆叔叔的小屋.
- And oh, miss, says Charley, clapping her hands, with the tears starting down her dimpled cheeks, Tom's at school, if you please, and learning so good! 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- Oh, to the death, Lily agreed, dimpling at the vision. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 快樂之家.
- I suppose it would be unprofessional, said Rosamond, dimpling. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- I shall be jealous when Tertius goes to Lowick, said Rosamond, dimpling, and speaking with aery lightness. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- But, she added, dimpling, it is very different with you, Mary. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
凯瑟琳編輯