n (1)卷发(small bunch of twisted hair)[C]：The little girl has blond/golden～s.那小女孩长着金黄色/金黄色的卷发。Her hair is a mass of～s.她的头发卷曲如云。hair falling in～s over her shoulders 卷曲着披过她双肩的头发;～s falling over her shoulders 披肩卷发;

(2)旋转状的东西(thing with the shape of the lines on a screw)[C]：～s of smoke/wood缭绕的烟/刨花卷;say sth with a～of one's lip撇着嘴说;〖同〗twist，coil;

(3)卷曲状(state or quality of having the shape of the lines on a screw)[U]：Her hair has very little natural～in it.她的头发很少有自然的卷曲。His hair has lost its～.他的头发没有卷儿了。keep one's hair in～使头发保持卷曲状;

(4)卷叶病(plant disease in which the leaves curl up)[U];

→′curly adj 卷曲的;′curliness n 卷曲;

v (1)(使头发)卷曲((cause hair to) become twisted or curved)[I，I+adv(up)，T+n，T+n+adv(up)]：Her hair～s naturally/easily/about her head.她的头发自然卷曲/很容易卷曲/卷曲着披在头上。～(up) one's hair 把头发弄卷曲;have one's hair～ed 让人把头发卷出卷儿来;〖同〗twist，coil;

(2)(使)卷(弯)((cause sth to) become twisted or curved，esp so that the edges are rolled up)[I，I+adv(up)，T+n，T+n+adv(up)]：Her lips～ed into a smile.她的双唇一抿露出了笑容。The paper～ed (up) at the edges.这张纸的边卷起来了。Bacon～s up when it is cooked.咸肉烹调时会卷边。Leaves～up when they become brown.树叶变黄时会卷边。～the paper around a pencil把纸卷在一支铅笔上;His hands were～ed around the cup.他的两只手捧着杯子。(frost)～the leaves(霜冻)使树叶卷边;(heat)～the paper up(热)使纸卷边;〖反〗uncurl;

(3)缭(缠)绕(move in a curve) [I+prep，I+adv]：Smoke～ed upwards/into the evening air/from the chimney.烟袅袅升起/在傍晚的空中升起/冒出烟囱。The plant's tendrils(stem)～ed up/round the stick.那(攀缘)植物的卷须(茎)盘缠而上/缠绕在那棍子上。The snake～ed itself round a tree.蛇缠绕在一棵树上。〖同〗curve，wind，twist，coil;

curl up (v adv)1)蜷缩(成一团)(vi & vt)：(boy)～(himself) up in a chair (男孩) 蜷缩着坐在椅子里;(dog)～(itself) up on a sofa/in front of the fire(狗)蜷缩在沙发上/蜷缩在炉火前;lie～ed up with one's back to sb蜷缩着背朝某人躺着;～up with a book蜷缩着看书;The hedgehog～ed up into a ball.刺猬蜷缩成一个球。2)弯腰(vi)：He～ed up with laughter.他笑弯了腰。3)(使)窘迫(不安)(vt & vi)(infml)：His crude joke made her～up.他的粗俗玩笑使她窘迫难堪。4)(使)捧腹大笑 (vt & vi)(infml)：We all～ed up at the sight of his strange clothes.看见他的奇装异服我们都捧腹大笑起来。

→′curler n 卷发夹