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- a line or ridge produced on paper or cloth by folding, pressing, or crushing it（纸或布上的）折痕, 折缝：
khaki trousers with knife-edge creases
折缝笔挺的卡其布裤。
1.1
- a wrinkle or furrow in the skin, typically of the face, caused by age or a particular facial expression（年龄或特定脸部表情引起的常指脸部的）皱纹。
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- Cricket any of a number of lines marked on the pitch at specified places【板球】（球场上的）区域线。见 POPPING CREASE, BOWLING CREASE 及 RETURN CREASE.
2.1
the crease
the position of a batsman during their innings（击球手在本队回合中的）区域, 限制区域：England were 15 for 3 overnight, with Stewart and Russell at the crease.
英格兰队整晚保持15/3的成绩, 由斯图尔特和拉塞尔做击球手。
2.2
the crease
an area around the goal in ice hockey or lacrosse which the players may not enter unless the puck or the ball has already done so球门区（冰球或长曲棍球运动中球门周围的一个区域, 冰球或球未进入该区时, 运动员不得入内）。
with obj.
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- make a crease on (cloth or paper)使（布或纸）起折痕：
he sank into the chair, careful not to crease his dinner jacket
他小心翼翼地坐进了椅子, 唯恐弄皱了他的无尾礼服
as adj. creased a creased piece of paper一张有折缝的纸。
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- cause a crease to appear temporarily in (the face or its features), typically as a result of the expression of an emotion or feeling（常指因表达情绪或感情而）使（面部或面貌）露出皱纹：
a small frown creased her forehead.
她皱了一下眉头, 从而在前额上起了皱纹。
1.2
- no obj.(of a feature of the face) be marked by creases in such a way（面部的某一部分）起皱纹：
his eyes creased in amusement.
他乐得眯缝着眼睛。
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- (of a bullet) graze (someone or something), causing little damage（子弹）擦伤（某人或某物）：
a bullet creased his thigh.
一粒子弹擦伤了他的大腿。
2.1
- Brit. informal hit or punch (someone) hard〈英, 非正式〉（用拳）猛击（某人）：
clap or I'll crease you.
鼓掌, 不然我就揍你。
词源
late 16th cent.:probably a variant of CREST.
短语动词
crease up（或 crease someone up）
- Brit. informal burst out or cause to burst out laughing〈英, 非正式〉（使）大笑起来：
Jo could imitate anybody and always made him crease up.
乔能模仿任何人并总能逗得他大笑。