| 单词 | curl |
| 释义 | curl v. & n. --v 1. tr. & intr. (often foll. by up) bend or coil into a spiral; form or cause to form curls. 2. intr. move in a spiral form (smoke curling upwards). 3. a intr. (of the upper lip) be raised slightly on one side as an expression of contempt or disapproval. b tr. cause (the lip) to do this. 4. intr. play curling. --n 1. a lock of curled hair. 2. anything spiral or curved inwards. 3. a a curling movement or act. b the state of being curled. 4. a disease of plants in which the leaves are curled up. Phrases and idioms curl up 1. lie or sit with the knees drawn up. 2. colloq. writhe with embarrassment or horror. make a person's hair curl colloq. shock or horrify a person. out of curl lacking energy. Etymology: ME; earliest form crolled, crulled f. obs. adj. crolle, crulle curly f. MDu. krul |
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