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单词 curling
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curling in British English

(ˈkɜːlɪŋ)
noun
a game played on ice, esp in Scotland and Canada, in which heavy stones with handles (curling stones) are slid towards a target (tee)

curling in American English

(ˈkɜrlɪŋ)
noun
a game played on ice by two teams of four players each, in which a heavy, thick disk of stone or iron (curling stone) is slid toward a target circle at the other end of the rink: players may sweep the ice before the moving disk to remove ice particles and other foreign matter and control the course and speed of the disk
Word origin
so named from the curving path of the stone when slid

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Examples of 'curling' in a sentence
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They had left the curling tongs too close and they had to rush about trying to find a new moustache.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
He swept a firsttime volley straight at Westwood and then forced the keeper into a flying save from a curling drive.
The Sun (2015)
Didn't make the curling team.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
In one, two women help a female friend try to manoeuvre into a parking space by sweeping the way ahead like a curling team.
The Sun (2013)
Brunt again put pressure on City with a curling free-kick that flew just wide.
The Sun (2011)
In between, he blazed a glorious chance over and also hit the woodwork with a curling free-kick.
The Sun (2008)

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All related terms of 'curling'

curl
If you have curls , your hair is in the form of tight curves and spirals.
toe-curling
If you describe something as toe-curling , you mean that it makes you feel very embarrassed .
curling iron
an instrument for curling or waving the hair , generally a metal rod around which, after it is heated , a tress of hair is rolled into a ringlet
curling irons
a metal scissor-like device that is heated, so that strands of hair may be twined around it in order to form curls
curling pins
a metal scissor-like device that is heated , so that strands of hair may be twined around it in order to form curls
curling stone
a large, heavy, ellipsoidal stone or a similar object made of iron , usually having one rough side and one smooth side with a hole in the center of each for screwing in a handle by which the stone is released , for use in the game of curling
curling tongs
a metal scissor-like device that is heated, so that strands of hair may be twined around it in order to form curls
curl up
to adopt a reclining position with the legs close to the body and the back rounded
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