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鬈發;卷發
If you have curls, your hair is in the form of tight curves and spirals.
例句
...the little girl with blonde curls...
長著金色卷發的小女孩
A curl of black hair fell loosely across his forehead.
他的額頭上垂著一綹散開的黑色卷發。
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N-UNCOUNT
卷;彎曲
If your hair has curl, it is full of curls.
例句
Dry curly hair naturally for maximum curl and shine.
讓卷發自然變干，才能使頭發卷最多，最有光澤。
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V-ERG
卷;(使)卷曲;(使)鬈曲
If your hair curls or if you curl it, it is full of curls.
例句
She has hair that refuses to curl...
她頭發不易出卷。
Maria had curled her hair for the event...
瑪麗亞為出席那次活動燙了頭發。
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卷曲物;螺旋狀物
A curl of something is a piece or quantity of it that is curved or spiral in shape.
例句
A thin curl of smoke rose from a rusty stove.
生銹的爐子里冒出一縷青煙。
...curls of lemon peel.
螺旋狀的檸檬皮
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V-ERG
(使)(腳趾、手指等)蜷曲；(使)蜷縮
If your toes, fingers, or other parts of your body curl, or if you curl them, they form a curved or round shape.
例句
His fingers curled gently round her wrist...
他輕輕地握住她的手腕。
Raise one foot, curl the toes and point the foot downwards...
抬起一只腳，彎曲腳趾，使腳尖朝下。
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V-ERG
(使)呈螺旋(或卷曲)狀移動;(使)旋繞
If something curls somewhere, or if you curl it there, it moves there in a spiral or curve.
例句
Smoke was curling up the chimney...
煙從煙囪里裊裊升起。
He curled the ball into the net.
他一腳弧線球射門成功。
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VERB
蜷縮
If a person or animal curls into a ball, they move into a position in which their body makes a rounded shape.
例句
He wanted to curl into a tiny ball...
他想蜷縮成小小的一團。
The kitten was curled on a cushion on the sofa.
那只小貓在沙發墊子上蜷縮成了一團。
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VERB
(葉子、紙等)卷邊
When a leaf, a piece of paper, or another flat object curls, its edges bend towards the centre.
例句
The rose leaves have curled because of an attack by grubs.
玫瑰的葉子因為鬧蟲害而卷邊了。
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V-ERG
撇(嘴)
If you curl your lip, you raise your upper lip slightly at one side, as a way of showing anger or contempt.
例句
He curled his upper lip in a show of scepticism...
他撇嘴表示懷疑。
She had a small, mean mouth that curled disapprovingly each time her husband wrote something in his diary.
每次丈夫寫日記時，她都會不滿地撇撇那張刻薄的小嘴。