英语词汇“curve”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

curve

(kûrv)

a. A line that deviates from straightness in a smooth, continuous fashion.

b. A surface that deviates from planarity in a smooth, continuous fashion.

c. Something characterized by such a line or surface, especially a rounded line or contour of the human body.

2. A relatively smooth bend in a road or other course.

a. A line representing data on a graph.

b. A trend derived from or as if from such a graph: "Once again, the politicians are behind the curve" (Ted Kennedy).

4. A graphic representation showing the relative performance of individuals as measured against each other, used especially as a method of grading students in which the assignment of grades is based on predetermined proportions of students.

5. Mathematics

a. The graph of a function on a coordinate plane.

b. The intersection of two surfaces in three dimensions.

c. The graph of the solutions to any equation of two variables.

6. Baseball A curve ball.

7. Slang Something that is unexpected or designed to trick or deceive.

v. curved, curv·ing, curves

v.intr.

To move in or take the shape of a curve: The path curves around the lake.

v.tr.

1. To cause to curve.

2. Baseball To pitch (a ball) with a curve.

3. To grade (students, for example) on a curve.

[From Middle English, curved, from Latin curvus; see sker-² in the Appendix of Indo-European roots. N., sense 6, short for CURVE BALL.]

curved·ness n.

curvy adj.

单词	curve
释义	curve (kûrv) n. 1. a. A line that deviates from straightness in a smooth, continuous fashion. b. A surface that deviates from planarity in a smooth, continuous fashion. c. Something characterized by such a line or surface, especially a rounded line or contour of the human body. 2. A relatively smooth bend in a road or other course. 3. a. A line representing data on a graph. b. A trend derived from or as if from such a graph: "Once again, the politicians are behind the curve" (Ted Kennedy). 4. A graphic representation showing the relative performance of individuals as measured against each other, used especially as a method of grading students in which the assignment of grades is based on predetermined proportions of students. 5. Mathematics a. The graph of a function on a coordinate plane. b. The intersection of two surfaces in three dimensions. c. The graph of the solutions to any equation of two variables. 6. Baseball A curve ball. 7. Slang Something that is unexpected or designed to trick or deceive. v. curved, curv·ing, curves v.intr. To move in or take the shape of a curve: The path curves around the lake. v.tr. 1. To cause to curve. 2. Baseball To pitch (a ball) with a curve. 3. To grade (students, for example) on a curve. [From Middle English, curved, from Latin curvus; see sker-² in the Appendix of Indo-European roots. N., sense 6, short for CURVE BALL.] curved·ness n. curvy adj.
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