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rumple

/ruhm-puhl/US // ˈrʌm pəl //UK // (ˈrʌmpəl) //

朗普,浪花,朗波,朗波尔

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v.有主动词 verb
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    rum·pled, rum·pling.

    • : to crumple or crush into wrinkles: to rumple a sheet of paper.
    • : to ruffle; tousle: The wind rumpled her hair.
v.无主动词 verb
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    rum·pled, rum·pling.

    • : to become wrinkled or crumpled: Tissue rumples easily.
n.名词 noun
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    • : a wrinkle or irregular fold; crease.

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Examples

  • Indeed, with his innocent eyes and rumple of dark curly hair, he did.

  • Mrs. Aymer laid down her knitting, and came forward to rumple her John's hair affectionately, and deposit a kiss on his forehead.

  • Do not rumple that dainty lace pillow-sham, nor strew your clothing over every chair and sofa, to the irritation of the mistress.

  • I should have had to rumple it all up bringing it home, and I don't believe I'd had a chance to wear it.

  • I was goin' t' warn you to rumple up your hair a little so you wouldn't feel overdressed w'en you got there.

  • "It is not the woman at all," here Rumple waved the old jacket with a tragic air.