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IELTS BNC: 5141 COCA: 5151

curl

Word family 
Related topics: Shapes, patterns
curl1 /kɜːl $ kɜːrl/ ●●○ verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT]  
1  CFto form a twisted or curved shape, or to make something do this （使）弯曲；盘绕，缠绕
 Mary was busy curling her hair.
玛丽在忙着卷头发。
curl around/round
 Ivy curled round the tree.
常春藤缠绕在树上。
2  [always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]BEND to move, forming a twisted or curved shape, or to make something do this （使）呈曲线移动；（使）旋绕
curl across/along etc
 Morning mists curled across the river.
河面上晨雾缭绕。
curl something around/round/over etc something
 He curled his arm around Claudia’s waist.
他伸手揽住克劳迪娅的腰。
3  DISAPPROVEif you curl your lip, or if your lip curls, you move it upwards and sideways, to show that you disapprove of someone or something 噘起〔嘴唇，表示反对〕
 Her lip curled in contempt.
她轻蔑地撇撇嘴。
4 curl up phrasal verbphr v 
a) BENDto 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。
b) BENDif something flat curls up, its edges start to become curved and point upwards 〔物体边缘〕卷起，翘起
 The letter was now yellow and beginning to curl up.
信纸如今已泛黄，边开始卷起来了。
Examples from the Corpus
curl up• I was so tired all I wanted to do was curl up and watch TV.• She curled up in her bed that night, thinking of Michel.• The two cats curled up together in the armchair.
→ make somebody’s toes curl at toe1(5), → make your hair curl at hair(9)
Examples from the Corpus
curl• Penelope's fingers curled and uncurled nervously in her lap.• Thick, dark hair curled around his face and his rolled-up sleeves revealed strong, well-muscled arms.• I threw the letter into the fire. It curled, darkened, and then burst into flames.• The document was yellow and its edges had curled inward.• I didn't have a chance to curl my hair this morning.• One of her feet curled over the top of the other one, and rubbed it affectionately.• Touch it again, and it will curl up again, and then stretch out once more.• Booze was soporific, the brain was programmed to zero, it curled up and slept.• I curled up in a fetal position after the Elimination Ritual and waited for sleep to come.• She curled up in a tight ball as though to stop herself from breaking apart.
curl around/round• A narrow stairway of stone curled around a pillar near the door and disappeared through the beams of the roof.• Still further off the bay curls round and vanishes in mist.• She thought Robin must sleep in this bed with Penny, curled around her protectively as you would sleep with a kitten.• A musk smell lingered on Groves' sleeve, from where the female snake had curled around his arm.• Thick, dark hair curled around his face and his rolled-up sleeves revealed strong, well-muscled arms.• He studies the little dark face and massages a limp hand until the fingers curl around his own.• These leaves, too, were curled around the edges, and their undersides were covered with a downy tan fuzz.• Sure enough, when they went out to the yard, the same snake was curled around the same plant.
curl across/along etc• Beyond it flowed the heavy mainstream, with small eddies curling along and through the wire on the surface.• The storm curled along the coast like a question mark; all over the city people braced themselves.
Related topics: Shapes, patterns
curl2 ●●○ noun  
1  [countableC]DC a piece of hair that hangs in a curved shape 鬈发
 a little boy with beautiful blonde curls
满头漂亮的金色鬈发的小男孩
2  [singular, uncountableU] the ability of your hair to form curls 〔头发的〕卷曲
 Use a diffuser to maximise the volume and curl of your hair.
使用电吹风罩把头发吹得蓬松卷曲。
 hair that has a natural curl
自然卷曲的头发
3  [countableC]CF something in the shape of a curve 卷曲物，螺旋状物
 Decorate the cake with chocolate curls.
用巧克力圈装饰蛋糕。
curl of
 A curl of smoke rose from her cigarette.
她的香烟冒出一缕烟雾。
4. [countableC] 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 →5 see picture at 见图 gym
5. curl of somebody’s lip/mouth DISAPPROVEa sideways and upwards movement of your lip or mouth, showing that you disapprove of someone or something 撇嘴，噘嘴〔表示不赞同〕
Examples from the Corpus
curl of somebody’s lip/mouth• David had always treated them with a superior curl of the lip.
n COLLOCATIONS
adjectives
soft/loose curls (=gentle curves)
long brown hair in soft curls
tight curls (=curves that are very close together)
Her dark hair was arranged in tight curls.
natural curls
You're lucky if you have natural curls.
a stray/wayward curl (=hanging in an untidy way)
Emily pushed back a stray curl.
golden/dark/black etc curls
a little boy with a tangle of blond curls
verbs
curls fall/tumble (=hang down)
The child's golden curls fell around her shoulders.
phrases
a mass/mop of curls (=a lot of curls)
a gorgeous Italian man with a mass of dark curls
a tangle of curls (=curls that are not neatly combed)
a boy with a tangle of brown curls
Examples from the Corpus
curl• Sleep had flattened one side of her Afro and a curl had broken free above her forehead.• A curl of smoke rose from her cigarette.• Chocolate curls make an elegant decoration for cakes and desserts.• Afterwards she combed out long gray curls which turned into ringlets in the sun.• My hair is flat, it has lost its curl.• Apply Sorbie Curl Forme on to hair to revitalise curls and add body and shine.• These keep the curls tight and the cuticle sealed.• Do two sets each of bicep and tricep curls.• He had startlingly blue eyes and dark tumbling curls over his forehead; a narrow face; a skinny body.
Origin curl1
(1300-1400) crul “curly” ((1300-1400)), probably from Middle Dutch
curl1 verbcurl2 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1
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IELTS BNC: 5141 COCA: 5151
curl

noun¹

 1piece of hair頭髮ADJECTIVE | VERB + CURL | CURL + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤natural天生的鬈髮▸➤loose, soft, wavy蓬鬆的／柔軟的／波浪形的鬈髮▸➤tight小捲鬈髮➤little微捲的鬈髮➤thick厚密的鬈髮➤long長鬈髮▸➤corkscrew, spiral螺旋形鬈髮▸➤auburn, blonde, dark, etc.赤褐色、金黃色、黑色等鬈髮➤slight略微捲曲的頭髮◇His hair had a slight curl to it.他的頭髮微微捲曲。➤stray散開的鬈髮◇She pushed a stray curl away from her eyes.她撩開眼前一綹散落下的鬈髮。➤tangled, unruly, untamed纏結的／亂蓬蓬的／難梳理的鬈髮◇She smoothed down her tangled curls.她把蓬亂的鬈髮理順。➤damp潮濕的鬈髮VERB + CURL➤have長着鬈髮◇She has beautiful blonde curls.她有一頭漂亮的金色鬈髮。➤press back, push back, smooth back, stroke back把鬈髮往後攏；把鬈髮往後理順▸➤smooth down把鬈髮理順▸➤ruffle, run your fingers through撥弄鬈髮；用手指梳弄鬈髮▸➤tease梳理鬈髮◇He carefully teased his curls into place.他仔細地把鬈髮理好。➤shake搖晃鬈髮◇She shook her dark curls sadly.她傷心地晃了晃她的黑色鬈髮。➤brush梳鬈髮CURL + VERB➤fall, tumble鬈髮落下／垂落◇Her auburn curls tumbled about her face.她赤褐色的鬈髮垂落在臉上。➤hang鬈髮垂下▸➤bounce鬈髮彈回▸➤frame sth鬈髮圍着⋯◇Her face was framed by a mop of black curls.亂蓬蓬的黑色鬈髮貼着她的臉蛋。PREPOSITION➤in curls成捲曲狀◇His hair spilled in curls over his forehead.他的頭髮成捲曲狀垂在額前。➤through the/your curls穿過鬈髮◇She raked a comb through her curls.她用梳子梳理鬈髮。PHRASES➤a cascade of curls, a mass of curls, a mop of curls瀑布般的／一頭／蓬亂的鬈髮◇Her hair was styled into a cascade of spiral curls.她的頭髮做成了瀑布般的螺旋形鬈髮。➤lose its curl不再捲曲◇Her hair lost its curl as she got older.隨着年齡的增長，她的頭髮不再捲曲了。
curl

noun²

 2sth with a curved round shape捲狀物ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤faint略微的捲曲◇He acknowledged her remark with a faint curl of his lips.他微微撇了一下嘴，對她的話表示認同。PREPOSITION➤curl of捲狀的⋯◇a curl of smoke一縷煙
curl

verb

ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERB➤tightly捲得很緊▸➤slightly略微捲曲▸➤back, up捲起◇She curled her legs up under her.她盤腿而坐。PREPOSITION➤around, round (especially BrE) 繞着⋯旋繞◇His fingers curled tightly around the steering wheel.他的手指緊緊把住方向盤。➤from從⋯繚繞◇Smoke was curling up from the chimney.煙從煙囪裏繚繞而上。➤into捲成◇The cat curled into a ball and fell asleep.貓蜷縮成一團睡着了。PHRASES➤curled up蜷曲起來◇She was lying curled up on her bed.她蜷曲着躺在牀上。➤curl (up) at the edges邊緣捲起來◇The photograph was brown and curling at the edges.照片發黃了，邊兒都捲了起來。
IELTS BNC: 5141 COCA: 5151
IELTS BNC: 5141 COCA: 5151

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