pucker
pucker
verb
puckery
adjective
语源
verb
- [no obj.](especially of a person's face or a facial feature) tightly gather or contract into wrinkles or small folds
（尤指某人脸部或面貌）起皱，起褶
the child's face puckered, ready to cry.
孩子皱起脸，就要哭了。
her brows puckered in a frown.
她皱着眉头。
■[with obj.]cause to do this
使起皱，使皱褶
the baby stirred, puckering up its tiny face.
婴儿不安地动着，皱着小脸蛋。
- a tightly gathered wrinkle or small fold, especially on a person's face
（尤指脸部的）皱纹，皱褶
a pucker between his eyebrows.
他眉间的皱纹。
puckery
adjective
语源
- late 16th cent. (as a verb): probably frequentative, from the base of poke and pocket (suggesting the formation of small purse-like gatherings)
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