curl

英[kɜːl] 美[kɝl]
  • 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

词态变化


复数: curls;第三人称单数: curls;过去式: curled;过去分词: curled;现在分词: curling;

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.

双语例句


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。

来自柯林斯例句

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。

来自柯林斯例句

3. A thin curl of smoke rose from a rusty stove.
生锈的炉子里冒出一缕青烟。

来自柯林斯例句

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。

来自柯林斯例句

5. He wanted to curl into a tiny ball.
他想蜷缩成小小的一团。

来自柯林斯例句