单词 | curving |
释义 | curving (once / 2276 pages) adj WORD FAMILY curving: curvingly, uncurving+/curvature: curvatures, incurvature/curve: curvature, curved, curves, curvey, curving, curvy, recurve/curved: decurved, incurved, uncurved/curvy: curvily/recurve: recurved, recurves, recurving USAGE EXAMPLESThe heart of the city, the Old Town, lies on a tongue-shaped peninsula with the Aare curving around it. Washington Times(Dec 12, 2016) Thick, curving folds in Mary’s robe emanate outward from her womb, from which a lively baby Jesus arises. Los Angeles Times(Nov 21, 2016) A curving wall of glass windows and doors overlooks a lake. Washington Times(Nov 17, 2016) adj having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend Syn|Ant curved arced, arched, arching, arciform, arcuate, bowed forming or resembling an arch curvilineal, curvilinearcharacterized by or following a curved line eellikeresembling an eel in being long and thin and sinuous falcate, falciform, sickle-shapedcurved like a sickle curvey, curvyhaving curves flexuoushaving turns or windings hooked, hooklikehaving or resembling a hook (especially in the ability to grasp and hold) incurvate, incurvedbent into or having an inward curve recurvate, recurvedcurved backward or inward semicircularcurved into a half circle serpentine, snakelike, snakyresembling a serpent in form sinuate, sinuous, wigglycurved or curving in and out sinusoidalhaving a succession of waves or curves upcurvedcurving upward straight free from curves or angles trabeate, trabeatednot arcuate; having straight horizontal beams or lintels (rather than arches) uncurved, uncurvinghaving no curves |
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