
好词典

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。
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。)
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。)
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。)