| 单词 | coil |
| 释义 | coil coil1 —coilable, adj. —coilability, n. /koyl/, v.t. 1. to wind into continuous, regularly spaced rings one above the other: to coil a wire around a pencil. 2. to wind on a flat surface into rings one around the other: He coiled the rope on the deck. 3. to gather (rope, wire, etc.) into loops: She coiled the garden hose and hung it on the hook. v.i. 4. to form rings, spirals, etc.; gather or retract in a circular way: The snake coiled, ready to strike. 5. to move in or follow a winding course: The river coiled through the valley. n. 6. a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound. 7. a single such ring. 8. an arrangement of pipes, coiled or in a series, as in a radiator. 9. a continuous pipe having inlet and outlet, or flow and return ends. 10. Med. an intrauterine device. 11. Elect. a. a conductor, as a copper wire, wound up in a spiral or other form. b. a device composed essentially of such a conductor. c. See ignition coil. 12. Philately. a. a stamp issued in a roll, usually of 500 stamps, and usually perforated vertically or horizontally only. b. a roll of such stamps. [1605-15; perh. var. of CULL] coil2 /koyl/, n. 1. a noisy disturbance; commotion; tumult. 2. trouble; bustle; ado. [1560-70; orig. uncert.] |
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