Word · Frequency #2506
curved
弯曲；转弯
curved is the past of curve.
to bend or turn gradually in a curved line
- 1.
To bend; to crook.
弯曲；弄弯。
- 2.
To cause to swerve from a straight course.
使偏离直线路线。
- 3.
To bend or turn gradually from a given direction.
逐渐偏离原有方向弯曲或转弯。
- 4.
To grade on a curve (bell curve of a normal distribution).
按曲线(正态分布的钟形曲线)评分。
使弯曲；弄弯；使偏离；使转向；按曲线评分；弯曲；弄弯。；使偏离直线路线。
In use
The road curves sharply to the left ahead.
She curved the wire into a heart shape.
The graph is curving upward as sales increase.
Verb forms
base curve · third person curves · -ing curving · past curved · past participle curved
Connections
Collocations
- curve around
- 蜿蜒绕过；环绕弯曲
- The road curves around the lake.这条路绕湖蜿蜒。
- curve to the left
- 向左弯曲
- The path curves to the left at the gate.小路在大门处向左拐。
- curve upward
- 向上弯曲
- The plant's stems curve upward toward the light.这种植物的茎向上弯曲生长，朝向阳光。
- curve one's lips
- 弯起嘴角（微笑）
- She curved her lips into a slight smile.她弯起嘴角，微微一笑。
- curve the ball
- 使球弯转；踢出弧线球
- The striker curved the ball into the top corner.前锋踢出一记弧线球，直入球门死角。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：曲线像一根卷曲的线，和curl(卷曲)同有cur-开头；动词curve就是“使弯曲、沿弧线转弯”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：describing roads, paths, or natural features、describing the flight of a ball in sports、describing the shape or bending of an object 该义项为中性语域，通常在日常口语和书面语中都可使用。不及物用法多用于描述道路、河流或物体运动的走向；及物用法比较常见于体育或技术性的“使弯曲”表达。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 curve 押韵的词有 serve、nerve、swerve（美音中均读 /ɝv/）。注意 carve 虽也以 rve 结尾，但读 /kɑrv/，与 curve 不押韵；curb、curl 的 ur 都读 /ɝ/，但结尾辅音不同（/b/、/l/），也不完全押韵。
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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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