| 单词 | crimp |
| 释义 | crimp verb[T] uk/krɪmp/us/krɪmp/topresscloth,paper, etc. intosmallfoldsalongitsedges, or topresshairinto aseriesoffoldsusing aheateddevice 在（布、纸等上）压出褶皱；使（头发）卷曲Hair care
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crimp| American Dictionarycrimp verb[T] us/krɪmp/topresssomething intosmallfoldsorcurves: She had herhaircrimped. Examplesofcrimpcrimp The fibre curvature measurements may assist in the interpretation of thecrimpcharacter data. From theCambridge English Corpus In the present work, fibre curvature is associated with staplecrimpfrequency. From theCambridge English Corpus I hope she will resolve this tension, for it crimps her style. From theCambridge English Corpus They are ' gravely deprived, crimped and mean ' (436). From theCambridge English Corpus Thus while staplecrimpcharacter was affected by frequency of shearing, the actual physical impact on the curvature of individual mohair fibres was barely detectable. From theCambridge English Corpus Within a staple, fibres were separated by removal of adhesions and twists, then stretched along ruler to straighten crimps. From theCambridge English Corpus They appear crimped and are studded with short, spine-like projections along their entire length. From theCambridge English Corpus Crimp's 'distinct world' is one that is no longer able to be apprehended. From theCambridge English Corpus Crimpis opening up his language to scrutiny by presenting apparently naturalistic dialogue within the context of an increasingly compressed and globalized environment. From theCambridge English Corpus However, in the biannual shearing treatments there was less time between shearings to form effective adhesions, and so there was less time to form staplecrimp. From theCambridge English Corpus Clearly with four shearings per year there was even less time to form effective adhesions between fibres and so staplecrimpfrequency was still further reduced. From theCambridge English Corpus Single stems were removed from the tank daily after 5 days, dried and crimped to assess the ease of fibre extraction, and therefore the retting progress. From theCambridge English Corpus The whole policy was tocrimp, restrict and to do everything possible to hamper and even to sabotage the public sector of transport. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The old crimping days are practically over, and therefore the old provisions against the practice are no longer necessary. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I agree that the object is to prevent crimping. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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