| 单词 | curl |
| 释义 | noun | verb curlcurl1 /kɚl/ ●●○ noun 1[countable] a small mass of hair that hangs in a curving shape: a little girl with long blonde curls2[countable] something that forms a curved shape: chocolate curls on the piecurl of A curl of smoke rose from her cigarette.3[uncountable] a tendency of your hair to form curls: The shampoo is supposed to increase curl.4[countable] an exercise in which you continuously bend your arms, legs or stomach in order to make the muscles strong: bicep and tricep curls5a curl of your lip/mouth a movement of your mouth in which you turn your lips sideways and up to show that you disapprove of someone or something noun | verb curlcurl2 ●●○ verb 1[intransitive, transitive] to form a curl or curls, or to make something do this: You can curl the ribbon with the edge of the scissors. My hair curls naturally when it rains.curl (something) around something The rope was curled around a fence post.2[intransitive always + adv./prep., transitive always + adv./prep.] to move, forming a twisted or curved shape, or to make something do this: Penelope’s fingers curled and uncurled nervously in her lap.curl (something) across/along/around etc. something Morning mists curled across the surface of the river. She had curled the phone cord around her hand.3[intransitive, transitive] if you curl your lip, or if your lip curls, you move it up and sideways, to show that you disapprove of someone or something: Her lip curled in contempt.4[intransitive] to slide a special stone toward a marked point on ice in the sport of curling → see also make your hair curl at hair (12), make somebody’s toes curl at toe1 (4)curl up phrasal verb1to lie or sit with your arms and legs bent close to your body: I love to just curl up with a good book.be curled up The cat was curled up in the middle of our bed.2if something flat curls up, its edges start to become curved and point up: The leaves had turned yellow and curled up at the edges. |
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