| 释义 |
curl /kɜːl/ vt. | vi. | n. | phr.
I ❶ vt.
1. 卷；使拳曲；使(头发)变鬈
The hairdresser curled Mary's hair. 理发师给玛丽卷头发。
2. 使曲；扭曲；撇(嘴等)
He curled a critical nostril over a glass of wine. 他缩了缩鼻孔，对一杯葡萄酒进行品评。
3. 缠绕；盘绕
She kept curling her handkerchief around one finger. 她不断地往一个手指头上缠绕手帕。
He curled one leg about the other. 他把一条腿盘在另一条腿上。
4. 用鬈发妆饰
a head curled with graceful locks 一绺绺秀美鬈发妆饰的头
5. (举重训练中)仅用手、手腕、前臂举(重物)
❷ vi.
1. 呈小圈状；变鬈
His hair curls naturally. 他的头发天生鬈。
2. 拳曲；扭曲
Bacon curls when fried. 熏肉片油煎时会卷起。
His lips curled in a contemptuous smile. 他鄙夷地撇嘴一笑。
3. (烟)缭绕；盘绕
Smoke curled from the chimney. 烟从烟囱口袅袅上升。
A snake curled around the trunk of tree. 一条蛇盘绕在树干上。
4. 玩冰上溜石游戏
II n.
1. (一绺)鬈发
She has long curls. 她留长鬈发。
2. 拳曲物，呈卷状物(如刨花)；螺旋状物
a curl of smoke 一缕青烟
3. 拳曲；拳曲状态
keep one's hair in curl 保持头发拳曲
4. (植物的)卷叶病
5. 【植】卷须
6. 【数】旋度；旋量
7. (冲浪运动中浪峰向前散落时形成的)隧道形水拱，浪卷
8. 仅用手、手腕、前臂的举重训练
[< ME curlen < MD crullen to curl, bend, twist] phr. a curl of the lip (鄙夷的)一撇嘴 curl one's lip 见 lip
curl sb.'s hair 见 hair
curl up 1. 卷起；撅起(嘴唇等)
She curled her mouth up in anger.她生气地撅起嘴。
2. 〈口〉(使)蜷曲；笑得直不起身子
The child curled up in bed.那孩子蜷作一团睡觉。
She curled herself up in the big armchair with a good book.她蜷曲在一只大沙发里看一本有趣的书。
The snake (was) curled up in the long grass.那条蛇在草丛中蜷曲着。
3. (烟等)缭绕升起
4. (因恐惧、羞愧、厌恶等) (使)蜷缩，(使)扭曲身子
When I think what Shanghai must have been like before liberation,it makes me curl up.当我想到解放前的上海会是个什么样子时，便感到寒心。
His fawning manner just makes me curl up.他那副拍马奉承的样子实在叫我恶心。
5. 〈俚〉(身体上或精神上)垮掉；使垮掉
He curled up in the last few strides.他在最后几步时支撑不住了。
The loss of his business just curled him up.生意失败使他垮了。
go out of curl 1. (鬈发)变直，不再拳曲
2. 失去活力，变得无生气
make sb.'s hair curl 见 hair
want to curl up and die 羞得无地自容 |