crease
n
1 line made on cloth, paper, etc by crushing, folding or pressing 摺线; 摺缝; 摺痕; 皱纹
iron a crease into one's trousers 用熨斗在裤子上烫一道摺线
crease-resistant cloth, ie that does not easily get creases in it 防皱布.
2 wrinkle in the skin, esp on the face 皮肤上(尤指面部)的皱纹
creases round an old man's eyes 老人眼边的皱纹.
3 (in cricket) white line made at each end of the pitch to mark the positions of the bowler and batsman (板球)标示投球手和击球手位置的白线. =>illus at cricket 见 cricket 之插图. crease, v
1 [I, Tn] (cause sth to) get creases; make a crease or creases in (sth) (使某物)起皱; 弄皱(某物)
material that creases easily 容易起皱的布料
Pack the clothes carefully so that you don't crease them. 把衣服细心装好, 免得弄皱了.
2 [Tn, Tn.p] ~ sb (up) (Brit infml 口) amuse sb greatly 使某人乐不可支
Her jokes really creased me (up). 她的笑话真笑得我直不起腰来.
Snakes did not acquire their poison for use against man but for use against prey such as rats and mice, and the effects on these of viperine poison is almost immediate.