Word · Frequency #5141
curling
卷（头发）；使卷曲
curling is the present participle of curl.
核心释义
to form or twist something, especially hair, into curls or spirals
- 1.
使呈曲线移动。
To cause to move in a curve.
- 2.
使卷曲或成螺旋状。
To make into a curl or spiral.
- 3.
呈卷曲或螺旋状。
To assume the shape of a curl or spiral.
- 4.
沿曲线移动。
To move in curves.
- 5.
参加冰壶运动。
To take part in the sport of curling.
- 6.
通过对抗阻力屈臂、屈腕或屈腿锻炼,尤指锻炼肱二头肌。
To exercise by bending the arm, wrist, or leg on the exertion against resistance, especially of the biceps.
- 7.
把头发等卷成小卷。
To twist or form (the hair, etc.) into ringlets.
- 8.
用卷状物装饰；点缀。
To deck with, or as if with, curls; to ornament.
- 9.
使起波浪或起伏；使起涟漪。
To raise in waves or undulations; to ripple.
- 10.
把帽檐做成弧形。
To shape (the brim of a hat) into a curve.
蜷曲；卷缩；（使）蜿蜒；（使）弯曲移动；做弯举；弯举；打冰壶；玩冰壶；（使）起波纹；泛起涟漪
用法In use
She curls her hair with a curling iron every morning.
用法提示：curl 用作及物动词，表示“使（头发）卷曲”。
The cat curled up on the sofa and fell asleep.
用法提示：curled up 是动词短语，表示“蜷缩”。
Smoke curled slowly upward from the chimney.
用法提示：curled 用作不及物动词，表示“呈螺旋状移动”。
curl sth
She curled her hair with a curling iron.
她用卷发棒卷了头发。
curl (sth) around/into/over sth
也可用于无生命物，如藤蔓缠绕。
The cat curled itself into a tight ball.
猫蜷缩成一个紧实的球。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- curl up
- 蜷缩；蜷曲
- The cat curled up on the warm blanket.猫在温暖的毯子上蜷缩成一团。
- curl your hair
- 卷头发
- She used a curling iron to curl her hair.她用卷发棒把头发卷起来。
- curl one's lip
- 撇嘴（表示轻蔑）
- He curled his lip in disgust.他厌恶地撇了撇嘴。
- curl around
- 蜿蜒环绕
- The path curls around the lake.小径沿着湖蜿蜒。
- curl dumbbells
- 做哑铃弯举
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记法：curl 开头的字母 C 像一根弯卷的弧线，想象它卷住头发或手臂，意思就是“卷曲”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：美发/打理头发、描写烟雾、水流或道路的弯曲移动、描述人蜷缩或卷曲的姿态 curl 作动词表示“使卷曲/成曲线移动/蜷缩”时，通常用于日常会话和书面描写，属于中性语体，口语和书面语都自然。
语法说明Grammar Note
及物和不及物动词皆可
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
与 curl 同韵的常见词有 hurl /həːl/、girl /ɡəːl/、whirl /wəːl/、twirl /twəːl/，它们都读 /əːl/，但拼写有的用 -ur-，有的用 -ir-。curly /ˈkəːli/ 和 curtain /ˈkəːtən/ 拼写看似相近，但读音与 curl 不同：curly 是两个音节，curtain 以 /tən/ 结尾，都不与 curl 押韵。
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级
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