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单词 furl
释义 furl
I. \ˈfərl, esp before pause or consonant ˈfər.əl; ˈfə̄l, ˈfəil\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English ferler, from Old North French ferlier to tie tightly, from Old French fer, ferm tight, fast (from Latin firmus firm) + lier to tie (from Latin ligare) — more at firm, ligature
transitive verb
1.
 a. : to roll up or gather in (a sail) and fasten close to a yard or mast
 b. : to draw in (a flag) and secure to a staff
 c. : to roll up as if furling a sail or a flag
  < he was supposed to furl the side flaps in the morning and let them down at night — Norman Mailer >
2. : to draw into ripples or folds : curl, wrinkle
 < it shrivels behind furled leaves — Clive Arden >
3. : cover, wrap, enfold
 < the peacock … was itself furled into the night and the blackness closed in on them again — Rebecca West >
intransitive verb
1. : to curl or fold spirally
 < she looked at the trees and at the furling blooms of the iris — Millen Brand >
2. : to roll away
 < years of misery and sin furl off and leave her heaven blue — J.R.Lowell >
II. noun
(-s)
: the act of furling or state of being furled : something that is furled
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