crimp

US [krɪmp]
UK [krɪmp]
  • v.烫发;使(头发)拳曲;使(头发)成波形;把(织物或纸)压出皱纹
  • n.兵贩子;〈美〉卷发;卷缩机;障碍
  • Web卷曲;压接;使卷曲
Plural Form:crimps  Present Participle:crimping  Past Tense:crimped  
crimp
v.
1.
~ sth
烫发;使(头发)拳曲;使(头发)成波形to make curls in sb's hair by pressing it with a heated tool
2.
~ sth
把(织物或纸)压出皱纹;使起皱to press cloth or paper into small folds
3.
(informal)
~ sth
阻止,妨碍(某事物的发展)to restrict the growth or development of sth
n.
IDM
put a crimp in/on sth
(informal)
对…造成阻碍;对…有负面影响;损害to have a bad or negative effect on sth

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