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单词 pimple
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Definition of pimple in English:

pimple

noun ˈpɪmp(ə)lˈpɪmpəl
  • A small hard inflamed spot on the skin.

    丘疹;小脓疱

    he had a pimple at the corner of his mouth
    figurative I can see the hut down there, just a tiny pimple
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Another strain of the bacterium staphylococcus aureus already lives on the skin of a third of the population but rarely causes anything more serious than pimples or boils.
    • Yes, spots, pimples and cold sores are less important than bad breath or missing teeth.
    • He was the kind of guy who never had to worry about acne and pimples because he never had them.
    • Clay masks cover similar ground as exfoliators by cleaning pores, but they also smooth your skin and dry out pimples.
    • After Liu asked the man about his own health condition, he rolled up his sleeve and showed her pimples on his own skin.
    • I love to pop pimples or boils or blisters especially when they reside on a body other than my own.
    • Dry skin, pimples, cramping during exercise and strongly coloured urine can also be the result of dehydration.
    • Flawless skin suddenly erupts with pimples as one grows up.
    • Do you want an overweight guy with scars and pimples who lives out of a cardboard box?
    • These infections may be mild such as pimples or boils or serious, for example infection of the bloodstream, bones or joints.
    • His body was covered in boils and scars and pimples and it was a truly disgusting monster.
    • Some of these pimples contain pus and appear as small white bumps.
    • With inflammatory acne, the whiteheads become overloaded with bacteria and swell, producing pimples and pustules.
    • You've learned the hard way that picking pimples can leave small scars or even big crater-like ones.
    • Symptoms of rosacea include skin redness and pimples on the nose, chin, cheeks or forehead.
    • Lesions or pimples develop as a result of the skin's being irritated.
    • My skin was not absent of blemishes, I had a pimple on my cheek and a scar on my chin.
    • Any infection in this area, as from a pimple or boil in the nostril or on the upper lip or nose, may cause a local tissue inflammation known as cellulitis.
    • He reported that in the wake of the air strikes on fishing villages, people found that their bodies had large pimples and boils.
    • When your skin is tan, pimples may seem better because the redness is harder to see.
    Synonyms
    spot, pustule, blackhead, boil, swelling, eruption, carbuncle, wen, cyst, abscess, blister
    acne
    Scottish plook
    informal whitehead, zit
    technical comedo
    rare papule, bleb, blain, whelk

Derivatives

  • pimpled

  • adjective ˈpɪmp(ə)ldˈpɪmp(ə)ld
    • I trust that Mr. Smith is not too skinny, too pale, too awkward, too pimpled, too hairy, too smooth, too weak, or too ugly since he feels that he is in a position to cast stones at those of us who do not measure up to his ideal of perfection.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • His flesh was pimpled and pockmarked with disease, and his eyelids drooped over purple-ish sags of skin.
      • In person, he is unassuming: of medium height, his face slightly pimpled, his teeth a little crooked.
      • A regime of yours, would be like, no doubt, being ruled by pimpled teens.
      • Whether it is the launch of a shiny new car or a dry soap cake, you have models, with cakes of make-up on their pimpled faces purring and pouting, and bare-chested males flexing their muscles.
  • pimply

  • adjectivepimplier, pimpliest ˈpɪmpli
    • Girls in swimsuits displaying acres of white, goose pimply flesh shivering in the blustery weather that was a summer's day in Scarborough can still be recalled.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Surveying the pimply punks pulling wheelies in the rain, Streb sighs.
      • It is not likely to be brought down by a few pimply faced boys and girls.
      • The poor afflicted white boy was obviously allergic to something, as his face looked like a pimply cherry, and his scalp had to be raw from all his scratching.
      • When you feel bloated, cranky, pimply and crampy on a monthly basis, it's tough to be all that grateful.

Origin

Middle English: related to Old English piplian 'break out in pustules'.

Rhymes

dimple, simple, wimple

Definition of pimple in US English:

pimple

nounˈpimpəlˈpɪmpəl
  • A small hard inflamed spot on the skin.

    丘疹;小脓疱

    he had a pimple at the corner of his mouth
    figurative I can see the hut down there, just a tiny pimple
    Example sentencesExamples
    • With inflammatory acne, the whiteheads become overloaded with bacteria and swell, producing pimples and pustules.
    • Do you want an overweight guy with scars and pimples who lives out of a cardboard box?
    • Another strain of the bacterium staphylococcus aureus already lives on the skin of a third of the population but rarely causes anything more serious than pimples or boils.
    • Dry skin, pimples, cramping during exercise and strongly coloured urine can also be the result of dehydration.
    • I love to pop pimples or boils or blisters especially when they reside on a body other than my own.
    • My skin was not absent of blemishes, I had a pimple on my cheek and a scar on my chin.
    • These infections may be mild such as pimples or boils or serious, for example infection of the bloodstream, bones or joints.
    • He was the kind of guy who never had to worry about acne and pimples because he never had them.
    • Clay masks cover similar ground as exfoliators by cleaning pores, but they also smooth your skin and dry out pimples.
    • He reported that in the wake of the air strikes on fishing villages, people found that their bodies had large pimples and boils.
    • When your skin is tan, pimples may seem better because the redness is harder to see.
    • After Liu asked the man about his own health condition, he rolled up his sleeve and showed her pimples on his own skin.
    • Lesions or pimples develop as a result of the skin's being irritated.
    • You've learned the hard way that picking pimples can leave small scars or even big crater-like ones.
    • His body was covered in boils and scars and pimples and it was a truly disgusting monster.
    • Flawless skin suddenly erupts with pimples as one grows up.
    • Symptoms of rosacea include skin redness and pimples on the nose, chin, cheeks or forehead.
    • Some of these pimples contain pus and appear as small white bumps.
    • Any infection in this area, as from a pimple or boil in the nostril or on the upper lip or nose, may cause a local tissue inflammation known as cellulitis.
    • Yes, spots, pimples and cold sores are less important than bad breath or missing teeth.
    Synonyms
    spot, pustule, blackhead, boil, swelling, eruption, carbuncle, wen, cyst, abscess, blister

Origin

Middle English: related to Old English piplian ‘break out in pustules’.

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