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单词 unwrinkle
释义 unˈwrinkle, v.
[un-2 3.]
1. trans. To free (the brow, etc.) from wrinkles; to smooth (a wrinkled surface).
1611Cotgr., Desplisser, to..vnwrinkle, vncrumple.Ibid. s.v. Desfroncer, To cleere, vncloud, or vnwrinckle his visage.1725Ramsay Gentl. Sheph. v. iii, See how much joy un⁓wrinkles every brow.1784J. Potter Virtuous Villagers II. 185 By unwrinkling the brow of care, [it has] given place to calm contentment.1822Scott Nigel Introd. Epist., To unwrinkle a brow bent with the furrows of daily toil.1880Meredith Tragic Com. x. 181 He unwrinkled the letter carefully for it to be legible.
2. intr. To become free from wrinkles.
1827Perils & Captivity (Constable's Misc.) 85 Foreheads, lowering and sulky, began to unwrinkle.
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