curl
verb
noun
kɜːl
verb
1
to
form
a
twisted
or
curved
shape,
or
to
make
something
do
this
盘绕，缠绕
Mary
was
busy
curling
her
hair.
玛丽在忙着卷头发。
[+
around/round
]
Ivy
curled
round
the
tree.
常春藤缠绕着树干。
2
to
move,
forming
a
twisted
or
curved
shape,
or
to
make
something
do
this
（使）呈曲线移动;（使）旋绕
always + adv/prep
[+
across/along
etc
]
Morning
mists
curled
across
the
river.
河面上晨雾缭绕。
curl
sth
around/round/over
etc
sth
He
curled
his
arm
around
Claudia’s
waist.
他伸手揽住克劳迪娅的腰。
3
if
you
curl
your
lip,
or
if
your
lip
curls,
you
move
it
upwards
and
sideways,
to
show
that
you
disapprove
of
someone
or
something
（使）〔嘴唇〕撅起〔表示反对〕
Her
lip
curled
in
contempt.
她轻蔑地撇撇嘴。
4
to
move
so
that
you
are
lying
or
sitting
with
your
arms
and
legs
bent
close
to
your
body
蜷缩
I
just
wanted
to
curl
up
and
go
to
sleep.
我只想蜷着身体睡觉。
Sarah
was
curled
up
on
the
sofa.
萨拉蜷缩在沙发上。
5
if
something
flat
curls
up,
its
edges
start
to
become
curved
and
point
upwards
卷曲
The
letter
was
now
yellow
and
beginning
to
curl
up.
这封信如今已发黄并开始卷曲。
noun
6
a
piece
of
hair
that
hangs
in
a
curved
shape
（一绺）鬈发
C
a
little
boy
with
beautiful
blonde
curls
满头漂亮的金色鬈发的小男孩
7
the
ability
of
your
hair
to
form
curls
〔头发的〕卷曲
singular 单数, U
Use
a
diffuser
to
maximise
the
volume
and
curl
of
your
hair.
用吹风机造型集风嘴来使头发尽量蓬松、卷曲。
hair
that
has
a
natural
curl
自然卷曲的头发
8
something
in
the
shape
of
a
curve
卷曲物，螺旋状物
C
Decorate
the
cake
with
chocolate
curls.
用巧克力圈来装饰蛋糕。
[+
of
]
A
curl
of
smoke
rose
from
her
cigarette.
她的香烟冒出一缕青烟。
9
an
exercise
in
which
you
repeatedly
bend
your
arms,
legs,
or
stomach
in
order
to
make
your
muscles
strong
〔锻炼肌肉的〕弯曲运动
C
10
curl of sb’s lip/mouth
a
sideways
and
upwards
movement
of
your
lip
or
mouth,
showing
that
you
disapprove
of
someone
or
something
撇嘴，撅嘴〔表示不赞同〕