n.卷曲;卷发;年轮;漩涡;[足]曲线球
vt.弄卷;使弯曲
vi.变卷;弯曲
As he got older, his hair lost its curl. 随着他渐渐长大,他的头发不再卷曲了。
The lovely boy has beautiful blonde curls. 这个可爱的小男孩长着漂亮的金黄色卷发。
用作及物动词 (vt.)She doesn't curl her hair any longer. 她也不卷头发了。
用作不及物动词 (vi.)The dying leaves became brown and curled up. 快死的叶子发黄而卷曲。
She curled up in front of the fire with a book. 她蜷曲在炉火前看书。
A blow to the stomach made him curl up. 他腹部受到一击而直不起腰来。
I just curled up when I saw her dressed as a clown. 我见她打扮得像个小丑,把我笑得直不起腰来。
curl用作动词意思是“弯曲”,指通过某种外界因素的影响将某物变弯,也可是自然的弯曲,即“盘旋,缠绕”,其后常接副词up。