crease

noun

/kriːs/

an untidy line that is made in cloth or paper when it is pressed or folded without care褶痕；皱痕
- She smoothed the creases out of her skirt.她把裙子上的皱褶弄平。
- a shirt made of crease-resistant material用防皱布料制作的衬衫
- She smoothed the creases from the tablecloth.她把桌布上的褶皱弄平了。
- There were a lot of creases in her skirt.她的裙子有很多褶子。
- He ironed out the creases in his shirt.他把他衬衫上的皱褶熨平。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- deep
verb + crease
- have
- iron out
- remove
- …
preposition
- crease in
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a neat line that you make in something, for example when you fold paper or iron clothes褶缝；褶线
- trousers with a sharp crease in the legs裤线笔挺的裤子
- Make a crease in the paper and then unfold it.在纸上弄个折痕，然后展开。
- My mother always irons creases into my trousers.我母亲总是把我的裤子熨出裤线。
- a sharp crease in his trousers他裤子上笔挺的褶线
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- sharp
preposition
- crease in
a line in the skin, especially on the face（皮肤上，尤指脸上的）皱纹
- creases around the eyes眼睛周围的皱纹
- She had lots of deep creases at the corners of her eyes.她的眼角上有许多深深的皱纹。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- sharp
preposition
- crease in
(in cricket板球) a white line on the ground near each wicket that marks the position of the bowler and the batsman（投手和击球员的）位置线，区域线；投球线；击球线
- at the crease He spent six hours at the crease (= he was batting) for six hours.他在球场上打了六个小时。
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词源late 16th cent.: probably a variant of crest.

crease

verb

/kriːs/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they crease	/kriːs/ /kriːs/
he / she / it creases	/ˈkriːsɪz/ /ˈkriːsɪz/
past simple creased	/kriːst/ /kriːst/
past participle creased	/kriːst/ /kriːst/
-ing form creasing	/ˈkriːsɪŋ/ /ˈkriːsɪŋ/

Phrasal Verbs

[transitive, intransitive] crease (something) to make lines on cloth or paper by folding or pressing it; to develop lines in this way弄皱；压褶；（使）起褶子
- Pack your suit carefully so that you don't crease it.把你的西装小心装好以免弄皱。
- Her clothes were badly creased.她的衣服皱得很厉害。
- His shirt had creased a bit in the suitcase.他的衬衣在手提箱里有点儿变皱了。
- This material creases very easily.这种布料很容易起皱。
- His clothes had got badly creased.他的衣服皱得厉害。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- a little
- slightly
- etc.
- …
phrases
- be creased
- get creased
[transitive, intransitive] crease (something) to make lines in the skin; to develop lines in the skin（皮肤）皱起；（使）起皱纹
- A frown creased her forehead.她一皱眉，额头显出了皱纹。
- Her face creased into a smile.她的脸上露出了微笑。

词源late 16th cent.: probably a variant of crest.