pimple

IPA/ˈpɪmpl/
KK[pˈɪmpəl]IPA/ˈpɪmpl/

pimple — 名詞

  • pimplesingular
  • pimplesplural

1. a tiny, sore-looking bump that pushes up on your skin, often red or with white o

1.名詞B1
釋義

青春痘；面皰

皮膚上紅紅小小的突起，常出現在臉上

a tiny, sore-looking bump that pushes up on your skin, often red or with white or yellow stuff inside, and usually goes away after a few days; common on the face during the teenage years.

例句

Maya stared at the red pimple on her chin in the bathroom mirror.

Maya 盯著浴室鏡子裡下巴上那顆紅紅的青春痘。

collocation: pimple on [body part]

Most teenagers get pimples on their forehead, nose, and cheeks during puberty.

大部分青少年在青春期時，額頭、鼻子和臉頰都會長青春痘。

typical subject: teenagers / typical locations on the face

常見搭配
  • a red pimple
  • a huge/big pimple
  • squeeze a pimple
  • pop a pimple
  • pimple on the chin/nose/forehead
  • get a pimple
  • covered in pimples
同義詞
  • spot

    British English everyday word; covers pimples but also other small skin marks

  • zit

    very informal, mainly American teenage slang

  • blemish

    broader and more polite; any small flaw on the skin, used in beauty contexts

  • papule

    medical term used by doctors for a small, solid raised spot

文法句型

a pimple on [body part]

get/have a pimple

用法筆記

Countable; almost always used with a body part (chin, nose, back) or a possessive. Plural 'pimples' often refers to the general teenage skin problem; for the medical condition itself, use 'acne' instead.

常見錯誤

I have a pimple in my chin.
I have a pimple on my chin.
use 'on' for spots that sit on the skin's surface, never 'in'.
My face is full of pimple.
My face is full of pimples.
countable noun; use the plural when there is more than one.

同根字

  • pimples
    名詞B1
  • pimpled
    形容詞C1
  • pimply
    形容詞C1

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • pimple cream
  • pimple scar
  • pimple patch

常用片語

  • covered in pimples
  • break out in pimples
  • pop a pimple
  • squeeze a pimple

介系詞搭配

  • pimple on [body part]