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crimp

/kɹɪmp/

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noun

卷边，压接.

A fastener or a fastening method that secures parts by bending metal around a joint and squeezing it together, often with a tool that adds indentations to capture the parts.

Examples :

"The strap was held together by a simple metal crimp."

这个带子是用一个简单的金属卷边连接在一起的.

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noun

卷曲, 褶皱。

The natural curliness of wool fibres.

Examples :

"The soft wool sweater had a beautiful crimp, giving it a naturally fluffy appearance. "

这件柔软的羊毛衫有着漂亮的天然卷曲，使其看起来蓬松自然。

material quality animal

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noun

卷发，褶皱发。

(usually in the plural) Hair that is shaped so it bends back and forth in many short kinks.

Examples :

"Her new hairstyle featured delicate crimps that framed her face. "

她的新发型烫了精致的卷发，柔和地衬托着她的脸庞。

appearance style

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noun

克里姆牌，一種紙牌遊戲

Examples :

"My brother loves to play crimp during family game nights. "

我弟弟很喜欢在家庭游戏之夜玩克里姆牌 (kèlǐmǔ pái)，这是一种纸牌游戏。

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verb

褶皱，使...起褶。

To press into small ridges or folds, to pleat, to corrugate.

Examples :

"Cornish pasties are crimped during preparation."

康沃尔馅饼在制作过程中会压出褶皱。

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verb

压接，卷曲。

To fasten by bending metal so that it squeezes around the parts to be fastened.

Examples :

"He crimped the wire in place."

他把电线压接固定住了。

technical industry machine action

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verb

捏住，夹住

To pinch and hold; to seize.

Examples :

"The student carefully crimped the paper airplane's wings to make it fly straight. "

那个学生小心地捏住纸飞机的翅膀，让它飞得更直。

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verb

烫发成小卷，使头发卷曲。

To style hair into a crimp, to form hair into tight curls, to make it kinky.

Examples :

"She used a curling iron to crimp her hair for the school dance. "

为了参加学校舞会，她用卷发棒把头发烫成了小卷。

appearance style body

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verb

褶皱，使...起褶皱

To bend or mold leather into shape.

Examples :

"The leatherworker carefully crimped the edges of the new wallet, shaping them into a neat, decorative curve. "

这位皮革匠小心地将新钱包的边缘压出褶皱，使之形成一个整洁美观的弧形。

material industry

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verb

剞(jī), 剞花刀.

To gash the flesh, e.g. of a raw fish, to make it crisper when cooked.

Examples :

"The chef crimped the fish fillets to make them more flavorful and crispy. "

厨师在鱼片上剞花刀，使它们更加入味和酥脆。

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adjective

易碎的, 脆的

Easily crumbled; friable; brittle.

Examples :

"The old, dry leaves were crimp and crumbled to dust when I stepped on them. "

那些老旧干燥的树叶很脆，我一踩就碎成了粉末。

material quality condition

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adjective

前后矛盾，不一致的，站不住脚的

Weak; inconsistent; contradictory.

Examples :

"Her explanation of why she missed the deadline was crimp; one minute she blamed the internet, the next she said she forgot. "

她解释她为什么没能按时完成任务的理由前后矛盾，一会儿怪网速慢，一会儿又说自己忘了，根本站不住脚。

character quality attitude

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noun

拉皮条者，招募者。

An agent who procures seamen, soldier, etc., especially by decoying, entrapping, impressing, or seducing them.

Examples :

"The crimp promised sailors high wages, but he was actually a person who tricked them into working on the ship against their will. "

那个拉皮条者答应水手们高工资，但他实际上是个骗子，骗他们违背自己的意愿在船上工作。

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noun

拐骗水手者, 拉皮条的.

(specifically) One who infringes sub-section 1 of the Merchant Shipping Act of 1854, applied to a person other than the owner, master, etc., who engages seamen without a license from the Board of Trade.

Examples :

"During the 19th century, that port city was known for having several crimps operating openly, illegally recruiting sailors for ships without proper authorization. "

19世纪时，那个港口城市以有几个非法招募水手的掮客公开活动而闻名，他们未经授权就为船只非法招募水手。

nautical law job person sailing

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noun

老鸨, 人贩子

A keeper of a low lodging house where sailors and emigrants are entrapped and fleeced.

Examples :

"The local crimp was known for taking advantage of newly arrived immigrants, promising them jobs but instead trapping them in substandard housing and charging them exorbitant fees. "

当地的人贩子以欺负新来的移民而闻名，他们承诺提供工作，但实际上是将他们困在不合格的住房里，并收取高得离谱的费用。

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verb

诱骗, 诓骗

To impress (seamen or soldiers); to entrap, to decoy.

Examples :

"The coach tried to crimp the new recruits into following the team's strict schedule. "

教练试图诱骗新兵们严格遵守球队的日程安排。

military nautical action