curl vt. 1.使卷曲,使成螺旋状;弄卷(毛、发),捻(髭);(狗等)蜷着(身子);使(水等)起波纹。 2.用卷毛装饰。 vi. 1.卷曲,卷缩;(烟等)缭绕,袅袅上升;(蔓等)绕缠;(球、路等)弯曲。 2.〔苏格兰语〕 冰上作溜石饼游戏。 3.〔美口〕得到极好成绩。 curl one's lip (轻蔑地,厌恶地)歪歪嘴,翘翘上唇。 curl up 1. 卷缩;卷起。 2. 〔口语〕衰弱,无精神;蜷着一团。 3. 〔俚语〕(使)崩溃,垮台;打倒,驳倒,说服(curl oneself up 把身体蜷作一团,蜷着睡)。 make sb.'s hair curl 〔口语〕使战栗,吓坏。 n. 1.卷发,卷毛;卷曲物。 2.蜷缩,盘曲;涡流。 3. (植物的)卷叶病。 4. 【机械工程】旋度。 curl of the lip (轻蔑的)歪嘴,抿嘴。 curl of wave 波浪的翻滚。 go out of curl 〔口语〕无精打采,精疲力尽。 keep the hair in curl 卷着头发。 n. -er 1. 卷曲者;卷曲物。 2. 作冰上溜石饼游戏者。
His lips curled down and he turned his head away . 他将嘴唇撇了撇,又把头转开去了。
He curled down in the weeds and soon began to snore . 他弯起身子在乱草中躺下,一会儿就打起鼾来。
He was past sixty and had a long white beard curling down over his chest 他已年过六旬,银白色蜷曲的长髯披挂胸前。
He curled down in the weeds and soon began to snore . his comrade stirred him once or twice and he became quiet 他蜷着身子躺在草上,不一会儿就打起鼾来,同伴推了他一两次,他就不打鼾了。
He was past sixty and had a michael angelo ' s moses beard curling down from the head of a satyr along the body of an imp 他六十开外,有一把像米开朗琪罗的摩西雕像的胡子,从萨提尔似的头上顺着他半人半鬼一样的身体卷垂下来。
He was past sixty and had a michael angelo ' s moses beard curling down from the head of a satyr along with the body of an imp 他年过60 ,有一把像米开朗琪罗的摩西雕像那样的大胡子,这胡子长在一个像半人半兽的森林之神的头颅上,又鬈曲地飘拂在小鬼似的身躯上。