crumples; crumpled; crumpling
crumples; crumpled; crumpling
Learner's definition of CRUMPLE
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a [+ object] : to press or squeeze (something) so that it is no longer flat or smooth壓皺;揉皺;使扭曲 -
She crumpled the piece of paper into a ball and tossed it into the garbage can.她把紙揉成一團扔進了垃圾桶。
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The car's fender was crumpled in the accident.那輛汽車的擋板在事故中被撞得變了形。
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a crumpled napkin/suit/bill皺巴巴的餐巾紙/西裝/賬單
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often + up b [no object] : to become wrinkled or bent : to stop being smooth or flat起皺;彎曲 -
The fabric is stiff and does not crumple [=wrinkle, rumple] easily.這種面料挺括並且不易起皺。
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Her face crumpled [=she looked like she was going to cry] when we told her that she couldn't come with us.聽我們告訴她說她不能和我們一起來,她就哭喪着臉。
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[no object] : to suddenly bend and fall癱倒