| 单词 | curve |
| 释义 | curve¹ 1.(shape)曲线 the radius of a curve曲线的半径 The beach stretched away before them in a gentle curve.沙滩在他们面前徐缓蜿蜒伸向远方。 The object described a gentle curve in the air.物体在空中画了一道平缓的曲线。 2.(curved thing or part)曲线状物；弯曲部分 (in the road)(道路的)弯曲处, 转弯处 (of a woman's body)(女性身体的)曲线 a curve in the road道路的转弯处 tight-fitting garments that showed her curves to advantage充分展现她优美曲线的紧身衣 3.(line on graph)(尤指图示统计数据的)曲线 Each firm will face a downward-sloping demand curve.每家公司都将面临需求曲线的下滑。 a temporary blip on an otherwise healthy growth curve总体正常的增长曲线上的暂时性偏差 4.【数】(locus of points)(轨迹)曲线 5.【数】(graph of function with one variable)(一元函数的)图像 idiom curve² ◆ahead of the curve走在时代前列；跟上最新的发展 Good intelligence is the secret of staying ahead of the curve.高智商是一直走在时代前端的秘诀。 In this ever changing world, we must stay ahead of the curve.在这个不断变化的世界, 我们必须与时俱进。 ◆behind the curve过时；落伍；跟不上最新发展 The Obama administration's economic policy is already falling behind the curve.奥巴马政府的经济政策已经跟不上发展潮流。 ◆to throw sb a curve (do something unexpected)使某人感到意外；让某人猝不及防 James really threw us a curve when he brought the deadline forward by a week.詹姆斯把截止日期提前一周, 这确实让我们猝不及防。 🄰 vi. line, surface +弯曲；road +蜿蜒 The archway curves to a point.拱门的曲线交合于一点。 Her spine curved.她的脊柱发生了弯曲。 The ball curved strangely in the air.球在空中画出一道奇怪的弧线。 The lane curved round to the right.这条小巷向右蜿蜒伸展。 The track curved away below him.在他身下, 铁轨蜿蜒伸向远方。 🄱 vt. 使弯曲；使成曲线 A small, unobtrusive smile curved the cook's thin lips.厨师薄薄的嘴唇一弯, 露出一丝淡淡的、不易察觉的微笑。 Beckham curved the ball around the wall and into the top corner of the net.贝克汉姆踢出一记弧线球, 球越过人墙, 钻入球网顶角。 |
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