英语词组curl up是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

Phr V

curl up

curls, curling, curled

curl up

to lie or sit with your back curved and your knees close to your stomach

I left her curled up on the sofa with a book.He watched the cat as she lay down in front of the fire and curled up into a ball.I was so embarrassed - I just wanted to curl up and die.

if something flat, for example paper or a leaf, curls up, its edges bend upwards towards its centre

I'd left the book open in the sun and its pages had started to curl up.

used as adj

The sandwich consisted of a curled-up lettuce leaf between two pieces of stale bread.

curl up

1. To sit or recline with the knees pulled in close to the chest. A cold, rainy night like this just makes me want to stay home and curl up with a good book.

2. To coil something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "curl" and "up." I curled up the ribbon before tying it onto the gift box.

3. slang To kill someone. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "curl" and "up." I curled up the informant, boss, don't worry—he'll never talk to the police again.

curl something up

to roll something up into a coil. She curled the edges of the paper up while she spoke. Why did she curl up the paper?

curl up (in(to) something

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1. to roll into a coil. The snake curled up into a neat coil. It curled up so we couldn't get at it.

2. [for one] to bend one's body into a resting place, such as a chair or a bed. Colleen curled up in the chair and took a nap. She curled up and took a nap.

curl up

1. Assume a position with the legs drawn up; settle down for sleep in this posture. For example, I love to curl up with a good book. [c. 1900]

2. curl up and die. Retreat, collapse, die, as in At first the horse was ahead but in the home stretch she curled up and died, or I'll just curl up and die if he shows up. This colorful expression for collapsing or dying is often used hyperbolically (second example). [Early 1900s]

3. curl someone up. Kill someone, as in The sheriff said he'd curl up that outlaw. This usage originated as cowboy slang in the second half of the 1800s.

curl up

1. To twist, bend, or roll something into a curved or spiral form: She curled up the poster and slipped it into a tube. He waxed the ends of his moustache and curled them up.

2. To assume a curved or spiral form: The pages of the book had curled up at the edges.

3. To assume a position with the legs drawn up: I curled up in an armchair to read a book.

词组	curl up
释义	Phr V curl up curls, curling, curled curl up to lie or sit with your back curved and your knees close to your stomach I left her curled up on the sofa with a book.He watched the cat as she lay down in front of the fire and curled up into a ball.I was so embarrassed - I just wanted to curl up and die. if something flat, for example paper or a leaf, curls up, its edges bend upwards towards its centre I'd left the book open in the sun and its pages had started to curl up. used as adj The sandwich consisted of a curled-up lettuce leaf between two pieces of stale bread. phrasecurl up1. curl up to lie or sit with your legs and arms bent towards your stomach, because you feel comfortable, relaxed, or warm in that position: "I like this music," said Rosie, curling up beside Hal on the sofa. I crawled into my sleeping bag and curled up in a tight ball.be curled up Mum was curled up with a book in front of the fire.2. curl up if something flat curls up, its edges start to become curved and point upwards: The photograph was starting to curl at the edges. I put the leaf inside a book to stop it from curling up. curl up 1. To sit or recline with the knees pulled in close to the chest. A cold, rainy night like this just makes me want to stay home and curl up with a good book. 2. To coil something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "curl" and "up." I curled up the ribbon before tying it onto the gift box. 3. slang To kill someone. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "curl" and "up." I curled up the informant, boss, don't worry—he'll never talk to the police again. curl something up to roll something up into a coil. She curled the edges of the paper up while she spoke. Why did she curl up the paper? curl up (in(to) something ) 1. to roll into a coil. The snake curled up into a neat coil. It curled up so we couldn't get at it. 2. [for one] to bend one's body into a resting place, such as a chair or a bed. Colleen curled up in the chair and took a nap. She curled up and took a nap. curl up 1. Assume a position with the legs drawn up; settle down for sleep in this posture. For example, I love to curl up with a good book. [c. 1900] 2. curl up and die. Retreat, collapse, die, as in At first the horse was ahead but in the home stretch she curled up and died, or I'll just curl up and die if he shows up. This colorful expression for collapsing or dying is often used hyperbolically (second example). [Early 1900s] 3. curl someone up. Kill someone, as in The sheriff said he'd curl up that outlaw. This usage originated as cowboy slang in the second half of the 1800s. curl up v. 1. To twist, bend, or roll something into a curved or spiral form: She curled up the poster and slipped it into a tube. He waxed the ends of his moustache and curled them up. 2. To assume a curved or spiral form: The pages of the book had curled up at the edges. 3. To assume a position with the legs drawn up: I curled up in an armchair to read a book.
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