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curling

UK //ˈkɜː.lɪŋ//US //ˈkɝː.lɪŋ//

词源

源自中古英语 'crullen'(卷曲),与古诺尔斯语 'krulla'(卷曲)同源,最终源自原始日耳曼语词根。

noun

❶ 冰壶运动,一种在冰面上进行的团队比赛,运动员将沉重的花岗岩壶推向目标区域,队友用刷子刷冰面以改变壶的滑行轨迹。

“Curling is a popular winter sport in Canada.”

(冰壶是加拿大流行的冬季运动。)

“The curling team won the gold medal at the Olympics.”

(这支冰壶队在奥运会上赢得了金牌。)

❶ 卷曲的动作或状态,指头发、纸张等物体自然或人为形成的弯曲形状。

“Her hair had a natural curling at the ends.”

(她的发尾自然卷曲。)

“The curling of the paper made it hard to read.”

(纸张卷曲使得难以阅读。)

同义词:ice sport, rolling, coiling

verb

❶ 使卷曲或弯曲,常用于描述头发、肢体或柔软物体的形状变化。

“She curled her hair for the party.”

(她为派对卷了头发。)

“The snake curled around the branch.”

(蛇缠绕在树枝上。)

同义词:twist, wind, spiral

常见短语

curling iron — 卷发棒,一种美发工具,通过加热使头发暂时或永久性卷曲。

“She burned her finger with the curling iron.”

(她被卷发棒烫伤了手指。)

curl up — 蜷缩身体,通常指舒适地或防御性地将身体缩成一团。

“The child curled up with a book under the blanket.”

(孩子蜷缩在毯子下看书。)