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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。
卷发筒；卷发夹
curlers — plural of curler
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
卷发筒；卷发夹
a small cylindrical tube around which hair is wound to make it curl
She wound her hair around a curler to make curls.
她把头发绕在卷发筒上，做出卷发。
此义指卷发用的筒状工具，不指“卷发的人”。
卷发用的圆筒。
One of a set of small cylindrical tubes used to curl hair.
冰壶运动选手。
A sportsman who plays curling.
弧线传球或射门。
A pass or a shot of the ball which swerves.
卷成管状的海浪。
A wave which breaks with a barrel
She rolled her hair in curlers and left them in for an hour.
她把头发卷在卷发筒里，放了一个小时。
I bought a new curler, but I still prefer the old one.
我买了一个新卷发筒，但还是更喜欢旧的那个。
These curlers work best on slightly damp hair.
这些卷发筒在略湿的头发上效果最好。
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 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... 表示“用卷发筒卷/打理（某处头发）”。
She used a curler on her hair to add volume.
她用卷发筒打理头发，以增加蓬松感。
Not this
I put three curler in my hair last night.
Use this
I put three curlers in my hair last night.
curler 是可数名词，three 后必须用复数形式 curlers，不能省略 -s。
Not this
I usually curler my hair before going out.
Use this
I usually curl my hair before going out.
curler 是名词，不能当动词用；表达“卷头发”这个动作应该用动词 curl。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
你该看看她戴着发卷的样子和她那双中国式的手。（出自披头士乐队歌曲《Polythene Pam》）
She put her hair in curlers before going to bed.
她睡觉前用发卷卷了头发。
Use curlers naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.