Word · Frequency #23800
curler
卷发筒；卷发夹
a small cylindrical tube around which hair is wound to make it curl
此义指卷发用的筒状工具，不指“卷发的人”。
- 1.
One of a set of small cylindrical tubes used to curl hair.
卷发用的圆筒。
- 2.
A sportsman who plays curling.
冰壶运动选手。
- 3.
A pass or a shot of the ball which swerves.
弧线传球或射门。
- 4.
A wave which breaks with a barrel
卷成管状的海浪。
卷发用的圆筒。；冰壶运动选手。；弧线传球或射门。；卷成管状的海浪。；卷发的人
In use
She rolled her hair in curlers and left them in for an hour.
I bought a new curler, but I still prefer the old one.
These curlers work best on slightly damp hair.
wind/curl one's hair around a curler
curler 是可数名词，指管状卷发用具；动词 wind 常与 around 搭配。
She wound her hair around a curler to make curls.
她把头发绕在卷发筒上，做出卷发。
put one's hair in curlers
put sth in curlers 是常见说法，也可说 put curlers in one's hair；curlers 常用复数。
She put her hair in curlers before bedtime.
她睡前用卷发筒把头发卷了起来。
use a curler on one's hair
use a curler on... 表示“用卷发筒卷/打理（某处头发）”。
Connections
Collocations
- put in curlers
- 用卷发筒卷头发
- She put her hair in curlers before the party.她聚会前用卷发筒卷了头发。
- sleep in curlers
- 戴着卷发筒睡觉
- My grandmother used to sleep in curlers to have curly hair in the morning.我奶奶以前戴着卷发筒睡觉，以便早上头发卷曲。
- remove the curlers
- 取下卷发筒
- Wait until your hair is dry before removing the curlers.等头发干了再取下卷发筒。
- Velcro curlers
- 魔术贴卷发筒
- Velcro curlers are gentler on the hair than hot ones.魔术贴卷发筒比热卷发筒对头发更温和。
- hot curlers
- 电热卷发筒
- She used hot curlers to add volume to her hair.她用热卷发筒给头发增加蓬松感。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：curl 是“卷曲”，-er 表示“用来…的东西”，所以 curler 就是用来把头发卷成圈的小圆筒。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：美发、日常造型、家用 通常用于日常或美发场景，正式度中性；多指卷发用的筒状或夹状工具。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 curler /ˈkɜːlə/ 真正押韵的词有 hurler /ˈhɜːlə/ 和 twirler /ˈtwɜːlə/，它们的重读元音及之后的部分相同。注意 curl /kɜːl/ 和 curly /ˈkɜːli/ 拼写相近，但发音不同：curler 以 /lə/ 结尾，curl 没有尾元音，curly 以 /li/ 结尾。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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