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鬈发;卷发
If you have curls, your hair is in the form of tight curves and spirals.
例句
...the little girl with blonde curls...
长着金色卷发的小女孩
A curl of black hair fell loosely across his forehead.
他的额头上垂着一绺散开的黑色卷发。
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卷;弯曲
If your hair has curl, it is full of curls.
例句
Dry curly hair naturally for maximum curl and shine.
让卷发自然变干，才能使头发卷最多，最有光泽。
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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...
她头发不易出卷。
Maria had curled her hair for the event...
玛丽亚为出席那次活动烫了头发。
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卷曲物;螺旋状物
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.
生锈的炉子里冒出一缕青烟。
...curls of lemon peel.
螺旋状的柠檬皮
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(使)(脚趾、手指等)蜷曲；(使)蜷缩
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...
他轻轻地握住她的手腕。
Raise one foot, curl the toes and point the foot downwards...
抬起一只脚，弯曲脚趾，使脚尖朝下。
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(使)呈螺旋(或卷曲)状移动;(使)旋绕
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...
烟从烟囱里袅袅升起。
He curled the ball into the net.
他一脚弧线球射门成功。
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蜷缩
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...
他想蜷缩成小小的一团。
The kitten was curled on a cushion on the sofa.
那只小猫在沙发垫子上蜷缩成了一团。
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VERB
(叶子、纸等)卷边
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.
玫瑰的叶子因为闹虫害而卷边了。
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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...
他撇嘴表示怀疑。
She had a small, mean mouth that curled disapprovingly each time her husband wrote something in his diary.
每次丈夫写日记时，她都会不满地撇撇那张刻薄的小嘴。