curl

curl

英[kɜːl]美[kɜːrl]

n.（一绺）卷（发），卷曲物；

v.（使）卷曲，蜷缩，（使）呈螺旋状移动，撇（嘴）；

复数：curls;

第三人称单数：curls;

过去式：curled;

过去分词：curled;

现在分词：curling;

例句

I like to curl up with a story book.我喜欢蜷曲而卧着看故事书.

On the battlefield such a coward like him would surely lie down and curl up.在战场上,象他那样的胆小鬼肯定会吓瘫倒的.

A blow to the stomach made him curl up.他腹部受到一击而直不起腰来.

She put her hair in rollers to make it curl.她用卷发夹子把头发弄鬈曲.

In colder weather, your cat will curl up into a tight, heat-conserving ball.天气更冷时，猫会为了保存热量而紧紧地缩成一团。

The lips had already a little curl of bitterness and skepticism.一缕辛酸和怀疑的神情,时时隐现在他的唇边.

She watched the paper curl and frizzle and burn; and presently they were ashes.她注视着纸片卷曲、焦枯、燃烧; 转眼间它们变成了灰烬.

Raise one foot, curl the toes and point the foot down-wards.抬起一只脚，弯曲脚趾，使脚尖朝下。

He wanted to curl into a tiny ball...他想蜷缩成小小的一团。

Raise one foot, curl the toes and point the foot downwards...抬起一只脚，弯曲脚趾，使脚尖朝下。

同义词

n.

curl的同义词之：卷曲

curlicueswirllockgyrecorkscrewcoilturnwhorlloopringletrollcurveconvolutionscrewtressspiraltwistwave

curl的同义词之：缭绕,弯曲,缠绕

turningmeanderingcurvingconvolutioncurvaturecircumvolutionwinding

v.

curl的同义词之：使...卷曲,成螺旋状

meanderloopcurvespiralturnwindcoilhookcrooktwistandbendsnake

curl的同义词之：其他释义

rippledistortioncontortkink

词组

make someone's hair curl

(informal)shock or horrify someone(非正式)使毛骨悚然

curl up

To assume a position with the legs drawn up蜷曲：将双腿向上耸起的姿势

英语四级真题

For example, she would say, you'll get a spot on your tongue if you tell a lie; if you eat stale bread, your hair will curl.

2017年6月四级真题（第二套）听力 Section B

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

N-COUNT

鬈发;卷发

If you have curls, your hair is in the form of tight curves and spirals.

例句

...the little girl with blonde curls...长着金色卷发的小女孩A curl of black hair fell loosely across his forehead.他的额头上垂着一绺散开的黑色卷发。

N-UNCOUNT

卷;弯曲

If your hair has curl, it is full of curls.

例句

Dry curly hair naturally for maximum curl and shine.让卷发自然变干，才能使头发卷*多，*有光泽。

V-ERG

卷;(使)卷曲;(使)鬈曲

If your hair curls or if you curl it, it is full of curls.

例句

She has hair that refuses to curl...她头发不易出卷。Maria had curled her hair for the event...玛丽亚为出席那次活动烫了头发。

N-COUNT

卷曲物;螺旋状物

A curl of something is a piece or quantity of it that is curved or spiral in shape.

例句

A thin curl of smoke rose from a rusty stove.生锈的炉子里冒出一缕青烟。...curls of lemon peel.螺旋状的柠檬皮

V-ERG

(使)(脚趾、手指等)蜷曲；(使)蜷缩

If your toes, fingers, or other parts of your body curl, or if you curl them, they form a curved or round shape.

例句

His fingers curled gently round her wrist...他轻轻地握住她的手腕。Raise one foot, curl the toes and point the foot downwards...抬起一只脚，弯曲脚趾，使脚尖朝下。

V-ERG

(使)呈螺旋(或卷曲)状移动;(使)旋绕

If something curls somewhere, or if you curl it there, it moves there in a spiral or curve.

例句

Smoke was curling up the chimney...烟从烟囱里袅袅升起。He curled the ball into the net.他一脚弧线球射门成功。

VERB

蜷缩

If a person or animal curls into a ball, they move into a position in which their body makes a rounded shape.

例句

He wanted to curl into a tiny ball...他想蜷缩成小小的一团。The kitten was curled on a cushion on the sofa.那只小猫在沙发垫子上蜷缩成了一团。

VERB

(叶子、纸等)卷边

When a leaf, a piece of paper, or another flat object curls, its edges bend towards the centre.

例句

The rose leaves have curled because of an attack by grubs.玫瑰的叶子因为闹虫害而卷边了。

V-ERG

撇(嘴)

If you curl your lip, you raise your upper lip slightly at one side, as a way of showing anger or contempt.

例句

He curled his upper lip in a show of scepticism...他撇嘴表示怀疑。She had a small, mean mouth that curled disapprovingly each time her husband wrote something in his diary.每次丈夫写日记时，她都会不满地撇撇那张刻薄的小嘴。

英英词典释义

Noun

1. a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles

2. a strand or cluster of hair

Verb

1. form a curl, curve, or kink;

"the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling"

2. shape one's body into a curl;

"She curled farther down under the covers""She fell and drew in"

3. wind around something in coils or loops

4. twist or roll into coils or ringlets;

"curl my hair, please"

5. play the Scottish game of curling

行业词典

体育： 使卷曲；缠绕；弯举；

林学： 卷丝；

电工： 旋度；又称 :旋度(rotation )；