| 单词 | curl |
| 释义 | curl (once / 212 pages) 1vn 2v Things that curl bend in a spiral or circular shape. When you curl your hair, you use heat to make it wavy and coiled. You can curl a lock of hair around your finger, or curl your body up in a chair. You can also call the shape you're forming a curl. A completely different way to curl is to play the Olympic sport known as curling, which is a little like shuffleboard on ice. The sport comes from Scotland, and the word probably comes from the Middle Dutch krul, "curly." WORD FAMILYcurl: curled, curler, curling, curls, curly, uncurl+/curler: curlers/curling: curlingly, curlings/curly: curlier, curliest, curliness/uncurl: uncurled, uncurling, uncurls USAGE EXAMPLESKing’s curled effort is too central though and gathered easily by Guzan. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) One afternoon, Grimes was running a curl route when he pivoted awkwardly, torquing his right knee. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) A transparent curl of cucumber arcs over each slice of pork. Los Angeles Times(Dec 30, 2016) 1 1v form a curl, curve, or kink the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling Syn|Hyper curve, kink change surface undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface 2v shape one's body into a curl She curled farther down under the covers Syn|Hyper curl up, draw in attract, draw, draw in, pull, pull in direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes bend, flex form a curve 3v wind around something in coils or loops Syn|Ant|Hyper coil, loop uncoil unwind or untwist roll, twine, wind, wrap arrange or or coil around 4v twist or roll into coils or ringlets curl my hair, please Syn|Hypo|Hyper wave crape, crimp, frizz, frizzle, kink, kink up curl tightly twist turn in the opposite direction 5n a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals) Syn|Hypo|Hyper coil, curlicue, gyre, ringlet, roll, scroll, whorl corolla (botany) the whorl of petals of a flower that collectively form an inner floral envelope or layer of the perianth calyx(botany) the whorl of sepals of a flower collectively forming the outer floral envelope or layer of the perianth enclosing and supporting the developing bud; usually green verticila whorl of leaves growing around a stem hullpersistent enlarged calyx at base of e.g. a strawberry or raspberry pappuscalyx composed of scales or bristles or featherlike hairs in plants of the Compositae such as thistles and dandelions round shape a shape that is curved and without sharp angles 6n a strand or cluster of hair 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper lock, ringlet, whorl sausage curl a fat sausage-shaped curl forelocka lock of hair growing (or falling) over the forehead crimpa lock of hair that has been artificially waved or curled dreadlockone of many long thin braids of hair radiating from the scalp; popularized by Rastafarians quiffa prominent forelock (especially one brushed upward from the forehead) pin curla curl of hair made by dampening a strand of hair and curling it and holding the curl with a clip or bobby pin kiss curl, spit curla spiral curl plastered on the forehead or cheek hair a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss v play the Scottish game of curling Hyper play participate in games or sport Curl (once / 12682 pages) n WORD FAMILY Curl: Curls USAGE EXAMPLESBut that’s fine, because it’s as a producer — he’s credited here as Shampoo Press & Curl — that he’s most excited to show off his range. New York Times(Nov 23, 2016) Wet suits heated by batteries were introduced by Rip Curl, an Australian company, in 2007, and were tested in Unstad. New York Times(Oct 18, 2016) Virginia revived its book, Corks & Curls, last year. Washington Times(May 08, 2016) n American chemist who with Richard Smalley and Harold Kroto discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry (born in 1933) Syn|Exp Robert Curl, Robert F. Curl, Robert Floyd Curl Jr. chemist a scientist who specializes in chemistry |
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