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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
wrinkle
wrin·kle [wrinkle wrinkles wrinkled wrinkling] noun, verb BrE [ˈrɪŋkl] NAmE [ˈrɪŋkl] noun 1. a line or small fold in your skin, especially on your face, that forms as you get older •There were fine wrinkles around her eyes. 2. usually plural a small fold that you do not want in a piece of cloth or paper Syn: ↑crease Word Origin: late Middle English: origin obscure, possibly a back-formation from the Old English past participle gewrinclod ‘sinuous’ (of which no infinitive is recorded). Collocations: Physical appearance A person may be described as having: Eyes (bright) blue/green/(dark/light) brown/hazel eyes deep-set/sunken/bulging/protruding eyes small/beady/sparkling/twinkling/(informal) shifty eyes piercing/penetrating/steely eyes bloodshot/watery/puffy eyes bushy/thick/dark/raised/arched eyebrows long/dark/thick/curly/false eyelashes/lashes Face a flat/bulbous/pointed/sharp/snub nose a straight/a hooked/a Roman/(formal) an aquiline nose full/thick/thin/pouty lips dry/chapped/cracked lips flushed/rosy/red/ruddy/pale cheeks soft/chubby/sunken cheeks white/perfect/crooked/protruding teeth a large/high/broad/wide/sloping forehead a strong/weak/pointed/double chin a long/full/bushy/wispy/goatee beard a long/thin/bushy/droopy/handlebar/pencil moustache/ (especially US) mustache Hair and skin pale/fair/olive/dark/tanned skin dry/oily/smooth/rough/leathery/wrinkled skin a dark/pale/light/sallow/ruddy/olive/swarthy/clear complexion deep/fine/little/facial wrinkles blonde/blond/fair/(light/dark) brown/(jet-)black/auburn/red/(BrE) ginger/grey hair straight/curly/wavy/frizzy/spiky hair thick/thin/fine/bushy/thinning hair dyed/bleached/soft/silky/dry/greasy/shiny hair long/short/shoulder-length/cropped hair a bald/balding/shaved head a receding hairline a bald patch/spot a side/centre/(US) center (BrE) parting/ (NAmE) part Body a long/short/thick/slender/(disapproving) scrawny neck broad/narrow/sloping/rounded/hunched shoulders a bare/broad/muscular/small/large chest a flat/swollen/bulging stomach a small/tiny/narrow/slim/slender/28-inch waist big/wide/narrow/slim hips a straight/bent/arched/broad/hairy back thin/slender/muscular arms big/large/small/manicured/calloused/gloved hands long/short/fat/slender/delicate/bony fingers long/muscular/hairy/shapely/(both informal, often disapproving) skinny/spindly legs muscular/chubby/(informal, disapproving) flabby thighs big/little/small/dainty/wide/narrow/bare feet a good/a slim/a slender/an hourglass figure be of slim/medium/average/large/athletic/stocky build Example Bank: •Fine wrinkles started to appear around her eyes. •He had deep wrinkles in his forehead. •Her skin was still without a wrinkle. •I tried to iron out the wrinkles in my shirt. •I went through my presentation to iron out any wrinkles. •Is there anything you can do to prevent wrinkles? verb 1. transitive, intransitive to make the skin on your face form into lines or folds; to form lines or folds in this way •~ sth (up) She wrinkled up her nose in distaste. •He wrinkled his brow in concentration. •~ (up) His face wrinkled in a grin. 2. intransitive, transitive ~ (sth) to form raised folds or lines in an untidy way; to make sth do this •Her stockings were wrinkling at the knees. Verb forms: Word Origin: late Middle English: origin obscure, possibly a back-formation from the Old English past participle gewrinclod ‘sinuous’ (of which no infinitive is recorded).
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