1 N-COUNT 鬈发;卷发 If you have curls, your hair is in the form of tight curves and spirals. 鬈发;卷发
SYN ringlet, lock
2 N-UNCOUNT 卷;弯曲 If your hair has curl, it is full of curls. 卷;弯曲
3 V-ERG 卷;(使)卷曲;(使)鬈曲 If your hair curls or if you curl it, it is full of curls. 卷;(使)卷曲;(使)鬈曲
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She has hair that refuses to curl. [VERB]
她头发不易出卷。
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Maria had curled her hair for the event. [VERB noun]
玛丽亚为出席那次活动烫了头发。
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Afro hair is short and tightly curled. [VERB-ed]
非洲式发型是浓密的小短卷。
SYN crimp, wave, perm, frizz
4 N-COUNT 卷曲物;螺旋状物 A curl of something is a piece or quantity of it that is curved or spiral in shape. 卷曲物;螺旋状物
SYN twist, spiral, coil, kink
5 V-ERG (使)(脚趾、手指等)蜷曲;(使)蜷缩 If your toes, fingers, or other parts of your body curl, or if you curl them, they form a curved or round shape. (使)(脚趾、手指等)蜷曲;(使)蜷缩
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His fingers curled gently round her wrist. [VERB prep./adv.]
他轻轻地握住她的手腕。
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Raise one foot, curl the toes and point the foot downwards. [VERB noun]
抬起一只脚,弯曲脚趾,使脚尖朝下。
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She sat with her legs curled under her. [VERB-ed]
她盘腿坐着。
SYN wind, entwine, twine
6 V-ERG (使)呈螺旋(或卷曲)状移动;(使)旋绕 If something curls somewhere, or if you curl it there, it moves there in a spiral or curve. (使)呈螺旋(或卷曲)状移动;(使)旋绕
SYN twirl, turn, bend, twist
7 VERB 蜷缩 If a person or animal curls into a ball, they move into a position in which their body makes a rounded shape. 蜷缩
Curl up means the same as
curl .
curl up 同 curl -
In colder weather, your cat will curl up into a tight, heat-conserving ball.
天气更冷时,猫会为了保存热量而紧紧地缩成一团。
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She curled up next to him.
她蜷缩在他身边。
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He was asleep there, curled up in the fetal position.
他像胎儿一样蜷曲地睡在那儿。
8 VERB (叶子、纸等)卷边 When a leaf, a piece of paper, or another flat object curls, its edges bend towards the centre. (叶子、纸等)卷边
Curl up means the same as
curl .
curl up 同 curl 9 V-ERG 撇(嘴) If you curl your lip, you raise your upper lip slightly at one side, as a way of showing anger or contempt. 撇(嘴)
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He curled his upper lip in a show of scepticism. [VERB noun]
他撇嘴表示怀疑。
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She had a small, mean mouth that curled disapprovingly each time her husband wrote something in his diary. [VERB]
每次丈夫写日记时,她都会不满地撇撇那张刻薄的小嘴。
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