curl /kə:l/ I. n. ［c］1.(一绺)鬈发：curls of hair 鬈发 2.卷曲，卷曲物：a curl of smoke 一缕烟；a curl of wave 波浪的翻滚; keep one’s hair in curl 保持头发卷曲 ‖II. vt.& vi. 1.卷，(使)卷曲，(使)扭曲：curl one’s lips 翘嘴唇 Does her hair curl naturally?她的头发是天然卷曲的吗? 2.(烟)缭绕，盘绕：Smoke curled above the fire. 烟从火上冉冉升起。3.用于短语 curl up 1.卷起，撅起(嘴唇等)：curl up one’s lip with disapproval 不以为然翘起嘴唇 The frost curled up the leaves. 严霜使叶子卷缩。2.(使)蜷曲：The snake curl up in the long grass. 那条蛇盘蜷在深草丛里。