curl
vt. 使…卷曲；使卷起来
vi. 卷曲；盘绕
n. 卷曲；卷发；螺旋状物
n. (Curl)人名；(英)柯尔
中文词源
curl 卷曲
词源同crisp, curve.
英文词源
- curl
- curl: [14] Curl seems to have been borrowed from Middle Dutch krul ‘curly’, and indeed the original English forms of the word were crolle and crulle. The present-day form arose in the 15th century by a process known as metathesis, whereby the sounds r and u were transposed. The Middle Dutch word came from a Germanic *krusl-, source also of German kraus ‘curly’. Modern Dutch krul, meanwhile, has given English cruller ‘small cake of twisted shape’ [19].
=> cruller - curl (v.)
- mid-15c., metathesis of crulle (c. 1300), probably from an unrecorded Old English word or from Middle Dutch krul "curly," from Proto-Germanic *krusl- (cognates: East Frisian krull "lock of hair," Middle High German krol, Norwegian krull, Danish krølle "curl"). The noun is recorded from c. 1600.
实用例句
- 1. 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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- 2. Raise one foot, curl the toes and point the foot down-wards.
- 抬起一只脚，弯曲脚趾，使脚尖朝下。
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- 3. A thin curl of smoke rose from a rusty stove.
- 生锈的炉子里冒出一缕青烟。
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- 4. 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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- 5. He wanted to curl into a tiny ball.
- 他想蜷缩成小小的一团。
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