C 卷状物，螺旋状物；鬈发 hair that is round like a ring

　long ～s　长的鬈发
　in ～　蜷曲
　out of ～　不再蜷曲

　She is a girl with beautiful blonde curls.　她是一个有漂亮的金黄色鬈发的女孩。
　A curl of smoke rose from her cigarette.　她的香烟冒出一缕弯曲的清烟。

1. vt. & vi.（使）弯曲　 (cause to) twist into or form a curl or curls
2. vt. & vi.盘旋，缠绕　go in a winding direction

　curl　用作动词意思是“弯曲”，指通过某种外界因素的影响将某物变弯，也可是自然的弯曲，即“盘旋，缠绕”，其后常接副词up.

　～ hair　使头发蜷曲
　～ lips　撇嘴
　～ up　卷曲，缭绕升起，垮掉

　My hair curls naturally.　我的头发是自然卷。
　The smoke from the campfire curled upward.　烟自营火缭绕上升。
　The climbing plant curled round the trunk of the tree.　攀缘植物盘绕着树干。
　I have never curled my hair.　我从未卷过自己的头发。
　He curled his lips in disdain.　他轻蔑地撇着嘴。

 ♣ curl up　(v.+adv.)
1. （使）卷，弯曲 (cause to) form into a curved shape
　The dying leaves became brown and curled up.　快死的叶子发黄而卷曲。
　The boy curled himself up in the big soft armchair with a book.　这个孩子在又大又软的安乐椅中蜷着身子，手里拿着一本书。
　The snake was curled up in the long grass.　在深草中，这条蛇盘着身子。
2. 缭绕升起 rise in a curled shape
　In the still air, smoke could be seen curling up from the chimney.　在无风的天气里，可以看到烟从烟囱中缭绕升起。
3. （使）身体上〔精神上〕垮掉 (cause to) become helpless in body or mind
　When his business failed, the owner just curled up and died.　那店主经营失败，心力交瘁而死。
　The fighter's well-aimed blow curled his opponent up.　那位拳击手看准目标，一拳把对手打垮了。
4. 〈非正〉笑得不能自制 become helpless with laughter
　Mary just curled up when Jim walked in wearing his funny clothes.　当吉姆穿着滑稽的衣服走进来时，玛丽笑得前仰后合。
5. （使）厌恶，（使）感到恶心 (cause to) feel an unpleasant dislike
　I just curled up when I saw the colors he had chosen.　看到他选择的颜色，我真感到恶心。
　What he said really curls me up.　他的话真叫我恶心。

 ♣ curl, coil, entwine, twine, twist, wind
　参见wind条。

　［同义词］ n. coil, curve, lock v. bend, coil, twist, wind
　［词源］中古荷兰语crullen（扭曲）