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单词 pockmark
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Definition of pockmark in English:

pockmark

noun ˈpɒkmɑːkˈpɑkˌmɑrk
  • 1A pitted scar or mark on the skin left by a pustule or spot.

    the only possible reason for the thickness of the make-up was the pockmarks underneath
    Example sentencesExamples
    • For years, he was known as rugged looking and photogenic, but in the course of the campaign he was struck by a severe internal illness that also appeared as discoloration, pockmarks and partial paralysis in his face.
    • The actress has had a terrible acne problem since high school; her cheeks and forehead are littered with unfortunate pockmarks.
    • On his chin was an enormous pockmark, and surprisingly, a well-trimmed beard.
    • Scabs, blemishes, and pockmarks pervaded the rest of his face.
    • I scrutinized the telltale pockmarks decorating his body.
    • They reported bodies everywhere, in the water and on the rocks, in caves and at abandoned campsites, the survivors disfigured by ugly pockmarks.
    • His face was pitted with pockmarks.
    • In an attempt to look enthusiastic, he smiled, but only managed to accentuate his lined face with its moonscape of pockmarks.
    • Frequently covered in zits, freckles and pockmarks, his character's faces are detailed in their expressiveness without being overly polished.
    • A murderer was described as a black man with dark skin, an Afro haircut, moustache, and pockmarks.
    • His wrinkly old skin held pockmarks and warts and scabs, and he had a large crooked nose.
    • ‘Even without scratching spots on the face can leave the familiar pockmark scars,’ she said.
    • A shy, quiet laugh from Werner, his thin face with its pockmarks suffused by the joy that love gives.
    Synonyms
    pimple, pustule, blemish, blackhead, boil, swelling, eruption, wen, sty
    1. 1.1 A scar, mark, or pitted area disfiguring a surface.
      pockmarks and gouges in the brickwork
      Example sentencesExamples
      • She quietly reads a book, oblivious to the great pockmarks of peeling paint and disintegrating plaster of the moldy wall behind her.
      • Buildings still exhibited pockmarks from shelling during the war.
      • Numerous adventurers tried to break it open by taking pot shots at it, leaving nothing but pockmarks on what's actually solid stone.
      • I'm talking about wear and tear - just faint pockmarks - within the track area.
      • Such graffiti on a building or work of art would be considered a shame; to adorn these beautiful brown heavenly forms with such pockmarks is sinful and should be publicly discouraged.
      • The surface was covered with the tiny pockmarks of meteor strikes.
      • You are stepping on a ‘war map’ made from bullet tracings and pockmarks that still exist on some buildings.
      • Sizzling chunks of shrapnel tore through plaster facades, leaving pockmarks on the interior wall.
      • There were shrapnel pockmarks from bow to stern, and the main living area was just one enormous cavity of burnt wood, twisted metal and torn cables.
      Synonyms
      scar, pit, pock, pitted scar, mark, blemish
verb ˈpɒkmɑːkˈpɑkˌmɑrk
[with object]
  • Cover or disfigure with pockmarks.

    the area is pockmarked by gravel pits
    Example sentencesExamples
    • All the buildings are pockmarked and streaked with dust.
    • Several more shots rang out, pockmarking the hood of the car.
    • The battlefield is still pockmarked with shell craters
    • With abandoned ruins pockmarking the countryside, he was able to collect the building material at no cost.
    • Where once there were thriving communities with neat rows of terraced houses there are now large, soulless sink estates pockmarked with yuppie designer nightmares thrown up in the eighties.
    • Nearby buildings were pockmarked by shrapnel.
    • Centuries-old valley oaks are pockmarked with holes made by acorn woodpeckers, who stash acorns by the thousands in the bark.
    • Known for his ruggedly handsome, almost movie star looks, his skin now is severely pockmarked.
    • Male prisoners entering the Old Fort passed through an entrance tunnel; the walls are pockmarked with gunholes, in case the fort was ever attacked.
    • Now his complexion is pockmarked and a sickly green.
    • Her next correspondent is white, pockmarked, with a pony tail.
    • It used the full width of the spire to house the eagles and the ceiling was pockmarked with holed through which the birds entered.
    • The highway leading to the hospital and the trade fair was pockmarked with craters caused by the attack.
    • He had a sallow pockmarked complexion with little sinister eyes.
    • The buildings' wall was pockmarked with bullet holes.
    • The walls of his house were pockmarked by coalition fire.
    • Today, buildings within 200 yards of the ornate, gold-domed structures are pockmarked with bullet holes.
    • Inside her flat the carpet was covered in broken glass and plaster, the walls pockmarked by bullets and shrapnel.
    • Even the golf course is pockmarked with holes with steam coming out.
    • I'm not certain, but I think Jeannie's face may have been pockmarked in places.
    Synonyms
    irrelevant, inapplicable, inapposite, inappropriate, inapt, immaterial, not to the point, beside the point, off the subject, extraneous, neither here nor there
 
 

Definition of pockmark in US English:

pockmark

nounˈpɑkˌmɑrkˈpäkˌmärk
  • 1A pitted scar or mark on the skin left by a pustule or pimple.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • On his chin was an enormous pockmark, and surprisingly, a well-trimmed beard.
    • I scrutinized the telltale pockmarks decorating his body.
    • His wrinkly old skin held pockmarks and warts and scabs, and he had a large crooked nose.
    • A murderer was described as a black man with dark skin, an Afro haircut, moustache, and pockmarks.
    • A shy, quiet laugh from Werner, his thin face with its pockmarks suffused by the joy that love gives.
    • ‘Even without scratching spots on the face can leave the familiar pockmark scars,’ she said.
    • The actress has had a terrible acne problem since high school; her cheeks and forehead are littered with unfortunate pockmarks.
    • In an attempt to look enthusiastic, he smiled, but only managed to accentuate his lined face with its moonscape of pockmarks.
    • His face was pitted with pockmarks.
    • They reported bodies everywhere, in the water and on the rocks, in caves and at abandoned campsites, the survivors disfigured by ugly pockmarks.
    • For years, he was known as rugged looking and photogenic, but in the course of the campaign he was struck by a severe internal illness that also appeared as discoloration, pockmarks and partial paralysis in his face.
    • Scabs, blemishes, and pockmarks pervaded the rest of his face.
    • Frequently covered in zits, freckles and pockmarks, his character's faces are detailed in their expressiveness without being overly polished.
    Synonyms
    pimple, pustule, blemish, blackhead, boil, swelling, eruption, wen, sty
    1. 1.1 A scar, mark, or pitted area disfiguring a surface.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Such graffiti on a building or work of art would be considered a shame; to adorn these beautiful brown heavenly forms with such pockmarks is sinful and should be publicly discouraged.
      • There were shrapnel pockmarks from bow to stern, and the main living area was just one enormous cavity of burnt wood, twisted metal and torn cables.
      • The surface was covered with the tiny pockmarks of meteor strikes.
      • Sizzling chunks of shrapnel tore through plaster facades, leaving pockmarks on the interior wall.
      • Buildings still exhibited pockmarks from shelling during the war.
      • I'm talking about wear and tear - just faint pockmarks - within the track area.
      • You are stepping on a ‘war map’ made from bullet tracings and pockmarks that still exist on some buildings.
      • Numerous adventurers tried to break it open by taking pot shots at it, leaving nothing but pockmarks on what's actually solid stone.
      • She quietly reads a book, oblivious to the great pockmarks of peeling paint and disintegrating plaster of the moldy wall behind her.
      Synonyms
      scar, pit, pock, pitted scar, mark, blemish
verbˈpɑkˌmɑrkˈpäkˌmärk
[with object]usually be pockmarked
  • Cover or disfigure with pockmarks.

    the area is pockmarked by gravel pits
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The walls of his house were pockmarked by coalition fire.
    • The highway leading to the hospital and the trade fair was pockmarked with craters caused by the attack.
    • I'm not certain, but I think Jeannie's face may have been pockmarked in places.
    • Even the golf course is pockmarked with holes with steam coming out.
    • Nearby buildings were pockmarked by shrapnel.
    • Male prisoners entering the Old Fort passed through an entrance tunnel; the walls are pockmarked with gunholes, in case the fort was ever attacked.
    • Today, buildings within 200 yards of the ornate, gold-domed structures are pockmarked with bullet holes.
    • It used the full width of the spire to house the eagles and the ceiling was pockmarked with holed through which the birds entered.
    • Known for his ruggedly handsome, almost movie star looks, his skin now is severely pockmarked.
    • Her next correspondent is white, pockmarked, with a pony tail.
    • All the buildings are pockmarked and streaked with dust.
    • The buildings' wall was pockmarked with bullet holes.
    • With abandoned ruins pockmarking the countryside, he was able to collect the building material at no cost.
    • Centuries-old valley oaks are pockmarked with holes made by acorn woodpeckers, who stash acorns by the thousands in the bark.
    • Several more shots rang out, pockmarking the hood of the car.
    • Now his complexion is pockmarked and a sickly green.
    • He had a sallow pockmarked complexion with little sinister eyes.
    • Where once there were thriving communities with neat rows of terraced houses there are now large, soulless sink estates pockmarked with yuppie designer nightmares thrown up in the eighties.
    • The battlefield is still pockmarked with shell craters
    • Inside her flat the carpet was covered in broken glass and plaster, the walls pockmarked by bullets and shrapnel.
    Synonyms
    irrelevant, inapplicable, inapposite, inappropriate, inapt, immaterial, not to the point, beside the point, off the subject, extraneous, neither here nor there
 
 
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