curve
curve
英[kɜːv]美[kɜːrv]
n.曲线(面)，(使)呈曲线型；
v.沿曲线运动；
复数：curves;
第三人称单数：curves;
过去式：curved;
过去分词：curved;
现在分词：curving;
例句
curve tracing曲线描迹法, 曲线作图
transcendental curve超越曲线
the voluptuous curve of her hips她性感的臀部曲线
The path of an arrow is a curve.箭的轨迹是一条曲线。
The population curve has slowed down.人口曲线已趋平缓。
ballistic curve弹道曲线
The stairs in the Five - Star hotel ascend in a graceful curve.这个 五星级 的酒店楼梯以优美的曲线上升.
These unusual instances will be limited to a segment of the demand curve.这些反常情况仅限于在需求曲线的某一部分上.
The curve of nutrients uptake by poinsettia was sigmoid.一品红养分吸收曲线呈“S” 型.
Metabolizing curve was tested in Erlenmeyer flasks.并在摇瓶优化条件下测定了摇瓶中的代谢曲线.
英语六级真题
The reasoning behind this saying is that low oil prices discourage investment in new production capacity, eventually shifting the oil supply curve backward and bringing prices back up as existing oil fields—which can be tapped at relatively low marginal cost—are depleted.
出自-2017年6月阅读原文But now these segments are looking at slower growth curves – or shrinking markets in some cases – as consumers are not as eager to spend money on new gadgets.
出自-2016年12月阅读原文What allowed him to remain so consistently ahead of the curve?
出自-2012年12月阅读原文The actual fabric of space and time curving?
出自-2010年12月阅读原文Japan is ahead of the curve when it comes to this trend.
2018年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section CThe reasoning behind this saying is that low oil prices discourage investment in new production capacity, eventually shifting the oil supply curve backward and bringing prices back up as existing oil fields—which can be tapped at relatively low marginal c
2017年6月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
N-COUNT
曲线;弧线
A curve is a smooth, gradually bending line, for example part of the edge of a circle.
例句
...the curve of his lips.他嘴唇的曲线...a curve in the road.道路的转弯V-ERG
(使)弯曲;(使)呈曲线形
If something curves, or if someone or something curves it, it has the shape of a curve.
例句
Her spine curved...她的脊柱弯曲了。The track curved away below him.他脚下的小径蜿蜒地伸向远方。VERB
沿曲线运动
If something curves, it moves in a curve, for example through the air.
例句
The ball curved strangely in the air.球在空中划出一道奇异的弧线。N-COUNT
(尤指用图表表示的)曲线变化
You can refer to a change in something as a particular curve, especially when it is represented on a graph.
例句
Each firm will face a downward-sloping demand curve...每一家企业都将面临需求曲线的下滑。Was it just a temporary blip on an otherwise healthy growth curve?这是否是原本良好的增长曲线中暂时的偏离？PHRASE
使惊奇;使感到意外;给…出难题
If someone throws you a curve or if they throw you a curve ball, they surprise you by doing something you do not expect.
例句
At the last minute, I threw them a curve ball by saying, 'We're going to bring spouses'.在*后一刻，我给他们出了一个难题，说：“我们要带家属来。”英汉词典释义
n.
曲线, 弧线，曲面，弯曲
The population curve has slowed down.人口曲线已趋平缓。曲线状物, 弯曲物
The automobile slowed down to go around the curves in the road.汽车在路上转弯时放慢了速度。棒球运动中（投向击球员的）曲线球
vt. & vi.
(使)弯成弧形
The missile curved gracefully towards its target.导弹呈优美的曲线状飞向目标。（使）沿曲线运动；呈曲线形
英英词典释义
Noun
1. the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
2. a line on a graph representing data
3. a baseball thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approach the batter
4. the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface
5. curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)
Verb
1. turn sharply; change direction abruptly;
"The car cut to the left at the intersection""The motorbike veered to the right"2. extend in curves and turns;
"The road winds around the lake"3. form an arch or curve;
"her back arches""her hips curve nicely"4. bend or cause to bend;
"He crooked his index finger""the road curved sharply"5. form a curl, curve, or kink;
"the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling"行业词典
医学： 曲线，曲面：与线或面的直向不成角的偏离；
数学： 曲线；
