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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

curve

英  [kɜːv]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词

  • curves

    1. [C 可数名词] 曲线

    A curve is a smooth, gradually bending line, for example, part of the edge of a circle.

    双语例句

    例：

    the curve of his lips.

    他嘴唇的曲线。

    2. [C 可数名词] （图表中的）曲线

    You can refer to a change in something as a particular curve, especially when it is represented on a graph.

    双语例句

    例：

    Youth crime overall is on a slow but steady downward curve.

    青年犯罪总体上呈一个缓慢但持续下降的曲线。

    VERB. 动词

  • curves , curving , curved

    1. [I 不及物动词] 使弯曲 , 变弯

    If something curves, or if someone or something curves it, it has the shape of a curve.

    双语例句

    例：

    Her spine curved.

    她的脊柱弯了。

    例：

    a knife with a slightly curving blade.

    一把刀刃略弯的刀。

    例：

    The track curved away below him.

    他脚下的小路蜿蜒地伸向远方。

    例：

    A small, unobtrusive smile curved the cook's thin lips.

    一个小小的、不引人注目的笑容，使厨师薄薄的嘴唇弯成了弧形。

    2. [I 不及物动词] 沿曲线运动

    If something curves, it moves in a curve, for example, through the air.

    双语例句

    例：

    The ball curved strangely in the air.

    球在空中划出奇怪的弧线。

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