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dimple

noun
🔊/ˈdɪmpl/
🔊/ˈdɪmpl/
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  1. a small hollow place in the skin, especially in the face 酒窝；笑靥
    • He has a little round dimple in one cheek.他的脸颊上有一个圆形的酒窝。
    • She had a dimple which appeared when she smiled.她一笑就现出酒窝。🔊🔊
    Topics Bodyc2, Appearancec2
  2. any small hollow place in a surface浅凹；小凹；小坑
    • a pane of glass with a dimple pattern带浅凹形图案的窗玻璃
    3. Word OriginMiddle English: of Germanic origin; related to German Tümpel ‘pond’.

dimple

verb
🔊/ˈdɪmpl/
🔊/ˈdɪmpl/
[intransitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they dimple
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he / she / it dimples
🔊/ˈdɪmplz/
🔊/ˈdɪmplz/
past simple dimpled
🔊/ˈdɪmpld/
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past participle dimpled
🔊/ˈdɪmpld/
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-ing form dimpling
🔊/ˈdɪmplɪŋ/
🔊/ˈdɪmplɪŋ/
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  1. to make a hollow place appear on each side of your face, especially by smiling现酒窝；现笑靥
    Word OriginMiddle English: of Germanic origin; related to German Tümpel ‘pond’.