crease
n
1 line made on cloth, paper, etc by crushing, folding or pressing 摺線; 摺縫; 摺痕; 皺紋
iron a crease into one's trousers 用熨斗在褲子上燙一道摺線
crease-resistant cloth, ie that does not easily get creases in it 防皺布.
2 wrinkle in the skin, esp on the face 皮膚上(尤指面部)的皺紋
creases round an old man's eyes 老人眼邊的皺紋.
3 (in cricket) white line made at each end of the pitch to mark the positions of the bowler and batsman (板球)標示投球手和擊球手位置的白線. =>illus at cricket 見 cricket 之插圖. crease, v
1 [I, Tn] (cause sth to) get creases; make a crease or creases in (sth) (使某物)起皺; 弄皺(某物)
material that creases easily 容易起皺的布料
Pack the clothes carefully so that you don't crease them. 把衣服細心裝好, 免得弄皺了.
2 [Tn, Tn.p] ~ sb (up) (Brit infml 口) amuse sb greatly 使某人樂不可支
Her jokes really creased me (up). 她的笑話真笑得我直不起腰來.
Shops cater for the do-it-yourself craze not only by running special advisory services for novices, but by offering consumers bits and pieces which they can assemble at home.