Curl Meaning in English

word

US

/ˈkɝɫ/

kurl

UK

/kˈɜːl/

kurl

释义

To form into a spiral or curved shape; also, a piece of hair that forms a spiral.

用法与细微差别

'Curl' can be used for hair ('curl your hair'), objects ('curl up the paper'), or body movements ('curl up on the sofa'). As a noun, it often means a lock of hair. Common phrases: 'curl up', 'curl into a ball'. Be careful not to confuse 'curl' with 'curve' ('curve' is for smooth bends, 'curl' is tighter and spiral).

• Spanish: rizar - enrollar - rizo (sustantivo)
• Portuguese (BR): enrolar - encaracolar - cacho (cabelo)
• Portuguese (PT): encaracolar - enrolar - caracol (cabelo)
• Chinese (Simplified): 卷曲 - 卷发 (头发)
• Chinese (Traditional): 捲曲 - 捲髮 (頭髮)
• Hindi: घुंघरालापन - घुंघराना
• Arabic: يجعّد - يلتف - خصلة (شعر)
• Bengali: কুলানো - কোঁকড়ানো - কোঁকড়ানো চুল
• Russian: завиваться - закручивать - локон (волос)
• Japanese: カールする - 巻き髪
• Vietnamese: uốn cong - uốn (tóc) - lọn tóc
• Korean: 컬을 만들다 - 곱슬곱슬하게 하다 - 곱슬머리
• Turkish: kıvırmak - bukle
• Urdu: گھنگھریالے کرنا - بل دینا - بالوں کی لٹ
• Indonesian: menggulung - mengeriting - ikal (rambut)

例句

She likes to curl her hair every morning.

basic

The cat likes to curl up on the couch.

basic

There was a single curl on the baby's head.

basic

My papers started to curl from the humidity.

natural

When it's cold, I just want to curl up with a good book.

natural

He tried to curl the ribbon for the gift.

natural