
curl
词源
源自中古低地德语 'krullen'(意为弯曲),与中古荷兰语 'crullen' 同源,最早可追溯至原始日耳曼语词根。
noun
❶ 指头发或物体的卷曲形状或状态,通常形容自然形成的弯曲或螺旋状。
“Her hair fell in natural curls around her shoulders.”
(她的头发自然地卷曲着垂在肩上。)
“The baby had soft golden curls.”
(那个婴儿长着柔软的金色卷发。)
❶ 在数学或物理学中,指向量场的旋转程度,表示流体或电磁场的旋转特性。
“The curl of the vector field indicates rotational motion.”
(这个向量场的旋度表明了旋转运动的存在。)
“In fluid dynamics, curl is used to describe vorticity.”
(在流体力学中,旋度用于描述涡量。)
verb
❶ 使某物弯曲或形成卷曲形状的动作,常用于描述头发、纸张或身体部位。
“She curls her hair every morning with a curling iron.”
(她每天早上用卷发棒卷头发。)
“The cat curled up on the sofa and fell asleep.”
(猫蜷缩在沙发上睡着了。)
❶ 在体育运动中,特指用特定方式弯曲手臂或手腕进行的动作,如举重或冰壶运动。
“He curls 50-pound dumbbells as part of his workout.”
(他举50磅哑铃作为锻炼的一部分。)
“The curler carefully curled the stone toward the target.”
(冰壶运动员小心地将冰壶推向目标。)
常见短语
curl up — 蜷缩身体,通常指舒适地或保护性地将身体弯曲成紧凑的姿势。
“I love to curl up with a good book on rainy days.”
(我喜欢在雨天蜷缩着读一本好书。)
curl one's lip — 撇嘴,表示轻蔑、厌恶或不赞同的表情动作。
“She curled her lip at the suggestion of eating snails.”
(听到吃蜗牛的建议,她撇了撇嘴。)