| 释义 |
upˈcurl, v.
[up- 4.]
To curl up.
trans.1801Southey Thalaba iv. xxxi, High, high in heaven upcurl'd The dreadful sand-spouts moved. 1852M. Arnold Tristr. & Iseult iii. 118 The..furnace of the world, In whose hot air our spirits are upcurled Until they crumble. 1895F. Thompson Sister Songs 3 Ere..Thou disclose my flower of song upcurled..!
intr.1838M. Howitt Birds & Flowers 189 Where the branching ferns up-curl. 1845J. C. Mangan German Anthology II. 126 A stupendous column of sand..upcurls..in eddies and whirls. |