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单词 corrugate
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Definition of corrugate in English:

corrugate

verb ˈkɒrʊɡeɪtˈkɔrəɡeɪt
  • Contract or cause to contract into wrinkles or folds.

    (使)起皱;(使)起褶

    no object Micky's brow corrugated in a simian frown

    米基的额头皱得跟猿似的。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The deep bays that corrugate St Lucia's coastlines were the cause of 150 years of conflict between the French and the English, who both desired the island for its natural harbours and strategic position in the Caribbean Sea.
    Synonyms
    ridged, fluted, channelled, furrowed, grooved, crimped, folded, crinkled, crinkly, puckered, creased, wrinkled, wrinkly, crumpled, rumpled

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin corrugat- 'wrinkled', from the verb corrugare, from cor- (expressing intensive force) + rugare (from ruga 'a wrinkle').

Definition of corrugate in US English:

corrugate

verbˈkôrəɡātˈkɔrəɡeɪt
  • Contract or cause to contract into wrinkles or folds.

    (使)起皱;(使)起褶

    no object Micky's brow corrugated in a simian frown

    米基的额头皱得跟猿似的。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The deep bays that corrugate St Lucia's coastlines were the cause of 150 years of conflict between the French and the English, who both desired the island for its natural harbours and strategic position in the Caribbean Sea.
    Synonyms
    ridged, fluted, channelled, furrowed, grooved, crimped, folded, crinkled, crinkly, puckered, creased, wrinkled, wrinkly, crumpled, rumpled

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin corrugat- ‘wrinkled’, from the verb corrugare, from cor- (expressing intensive force) + rugare (from ruga ‘a wrinkle’).

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