dimple
/ˈdɪmpl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈdɪmpl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈdim-pəl/ (ame, mw)
dimple — 名詞
- dimplesingular
- dimplesplural
1. a small hollow that appears on a person's cheek or chin when they smile, often c
酒窩
臉頰上的小凹陷
a small hollow that appears on a person's cheek or chin when they smile, often considered an attractive feature
When Jun smiled, two small dimples appeared on his cheeks.
Jun 微笑時，雙頰出現了兩個小酒窩。
appears on cheeks when smiling
The kindergarten teacher noticed little Amara's deep dimples whenever she laughed at story time.
幼稚園老師注意到小 Amara 在聽故事大笑時，臉上有深深的酒窩。
The old photograph showed Grandma Rosa with dimples in both cheeks.
那張老照片裡，Rosa 奶奶雙頰上都有酒窩。
Amir's dimple only shows on his left cheek when he gives a wide grin.
Amir 只有在咧嘴大笑時，左頰的酒窩才會出現。
Young Naoko's dimples became deeper as she tried to hold back a laugh during class.
小 Naoko 在課堂上憋笑時，酒窩變得更加明顯。
- hollow
more general; a hollow can be any empty space, not just a small facial feature
- indentation
more technical; describes any pressed-in mark on a surface
文法句型
dimple + in/on + [body part]
often plural: dimples
用法筆記
Most commonly used in plural form (dimples) since people typically have them on both cheeks.
常見錯誤
2. a small hollow or dent on a solid surface, such as those found on a golf ball or
凹痕；凹陷
物體表面的小凹洞
a small hollow or dent on a solid surface, such as those found on a golf ball or on certain fruits
A golf ball has several hundred tiny dimples across its surface.
高爾夫球表面有數百個細小的凹痕。
typical on golf balls
The baker pressed her thumb into the dough, leaving a small dimple in the centre.
麵包師傅用拇指按壓麵團，在中間留下一個小凹痕。
created by pressing a finger
Each dimple on the metal bowl was made by a craftsman using a small hammer.
金屬碗上的每個凹痕都是工匠用小錘子敲出來的。
The surface of an orange has tiny dimples that contain its fragrant oil.
柳橙表面有細小的凹陷，裡面含有芬芳的油脂。
- dent
a dent is usually caused by a hit or impact and is deeper or more noticeable
- depression
more formal or technical; describes any lower area on a surface
- bump
a raised area opposite to a hollow
文法句型
dimple + in/on + [surface]
dimple — 動詞
- dimplepresent simple I / you / we / they
- dimples3rd person singular
- dimpling-ing form
- dimpledpast simple
1. to cause small hollows or dents to appear on a smooth surface by pressing, hitti
使起凹痕
在表面上壓出小洞
to cause small hollows or dents to appear on a smooth surface by pressing, hitting, or dropping something onto it
Raindrops dimpled the surface of the calm pond in the park.
雨滴在公園平靜的池塘水面上激起陣陣漣漪般的凹痕。
caused by falling drops on water surface
The machine dimples each metal sheet during the stamping process.
這部機器在衝壓過程中會在每塊金屬板上壓出凹痕。
Tiny pebbles dimpled the wet clay as it dried in the afternoon sun.
下午的陽光下，小石子在潮濕的黏土上壓出了細小的凹痕。
The car roof was dimpled by hailstones during the sudden storm.
突然的暴風雨過後，車頂被冰雹打得滿是小凹痕。
文法句型
[subject] + dimple + [object]
[object] + be + dimpled + by + [agent]
用法筆記
Common in the passive voice (the surface was dimpled by...) to describe the result of an action.
2. if a person's face, cheek, or chin dimples, small hollows form on it when the pe
浮現酒窩
微笑時臉上出現凹陷
if a person's face, cheek, or chin dimples, small hollows form on it when the person smiles or shows emotion
Elena's cheeks dimpled when she heard the exciting news about the trip.
Elena 聽到關於旅行的好消息時，雙頰浮現了酒窩。
cheeks as subject, often with smile or emotion
The baby's face dimpled as she smiled at her grandmother across the room.
嬰兒對著在房間另一頭的祖母微笑，臉上出現了小酒窩。
Noah's chin dimpled whenever he tried not to laugh during the serious meeting.
Noah 在嚴肅的會議中憋著不笑時，下巴就會浮現酒窩。
Marta's face dimpled with a shy grin as she received her award on stage.
Marta 在台上領獎時露出羞澀的笑容，臉上浮現了酒窩。
文法句型
[body part: cheeks/face/chin] + dimple + with + [emotion/smile]
用法筆記
Subject is usually one of: cheeks, face, or chin. The verb is rarely used with a human subject directly (✱ 'He dimpled'), but rather with the body part as subject.