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curl /BrE kɜːl; NAmE kɜːrl/ ► SEE ALLcurl upbe curled upcurl sth upcurl yourself up●ˌcurl ˈup●be ˌcurled ˈup1. to lie down or sit down with your back curved and your knees and arms close to your body 蜷曲；蜷曲着◆I love curling up in an armchair with a good book.
我爱蜷缩在扶手椅里读一本好书。◆The cat was curled up asleep under the bush.
猫在灌木下蜷成一团睡觉。2. if the edges of pages, leaves, etc. curl up, they bend towards the middle （书页、叶子等的边缘）卷起，卷曲◆The pages had all curled up at the corners.
书页的页角都卷起来了。[v + adv] [be + v + adv]●ˌcurl sth ˈup●ˌcurl yourself ˈupto bend sth/yourself into a tight curved shape 使蜷曲着◆She curled her legs up under her on the sofa.
她盘腿坐在沙发上。◆He curled himself up under the covers and went to sleep.
他蜷缩在被子底下睡着了。[v + n/pron + adv] |