英语词汇“curly”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

curl /kûrl/

transitive verb

To twist into ringlets

To coil

To cause to move in a curve

To ripple

intransitive verb

To grow in or shrink into ringlets

To move in curves

To writhe

To ripple

To eddy

To play at the game of curling

noun

A ringlet of hair, or something resembling it

A wave, bending or twist

An eddy

A plant disease in which leaves curl

A curled condition

ORIGIN: ME crull; Du krullen, Dan krolle to curl

curled adjective

curlˈer noun

Someone or something that curls

A player at the game of curling

curlˈiness noun

curlˈing noun

A game played on ice, esp common in Scotland, in which two teams slide a series of heavy smooth stones with the aim of reaching a target circle and/or dislodging the opposing team's stone(s) already in the circle

curlˈy adjective (curlˈier; curlˈiest)

Having curls
Full of curls
(of a problem) difficult to solve (Aust and NZ inf)

curledˈ-pate adjective (Shakespeare)

Having curled hair

curling irons plural noun

Another name for curling tongs

curling pond noun

A pond on which curling is played

curlˈing-stone noun

A heavy smooth stone with a handle, used in the game of curling

curling tongs plural noun

An instrument consisting of a heated rod (round which hair is wound) and a hinged plastic or metal grip, used for curling the hair

curlˈpaper noun

A strip of paper round which the hair is twisted to give it curl

curlˈy-greens plural noun

Kale

curlˈy-headed adjective

curl one's lips

To sneer

curl up (informal)

To be embarrassed

out of curl

Lacking energy, limp