凹
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Meaning
- concave; depressed; sunken; indented; female (connector etc)
Definition
表示表面或形状向内或向下陷下去，与“凸”相反。
Concave, sunken, indented, opposite of '凸' (convex).
Usage
作形容词修饰名词，表示向内凹陷；也可作动词，表示使凹陷；常用于描述物体形状或抽象概念。
Used as an adjective to describe a surface or shape that curves inward, or as a verb meaning to make concave. Often used to describe physical shapes or abstract concepts.
Examples
- 1 这个碗的底部是凹的。 (The bottom of this bowl is concave.)
- 2 路面有个凹坑，开车要小心。 (There is a pothole on the road, drive carefully.)
- 3 长期营养不良让他的脸颊凹下去了。 (Long-term malnutrition made his cheeks sunken.)
- 4 凹透镜用于矫正近视。 (Concave lenses are used to correct nearsightedness.)
- 5 这块石头表面有凹痕。 (This stone has indentations on its surface.)
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