curl up

英 [kɜːl ʌp]

美 [kɜːrl ʌp]

蜷缩; （叶子、纸等）卷边

柯林斯词典

• → see:curl 7;8

英英释义

verb

• shape one's body into a curl
  1. She curled farther down under the covers
  2. She fell and drew in
  Synonym:curldraw in

双语例句

• If an earthquake happens and you cannot easily escape by getting out the door or window, then lie down and curl up in the fetal position next to a sofa, or large chair.
  如果地震发生了，而你不能迅速地从门或窗口逃离，那就在靠近沙发，或椅子的旁边躺下，然后蜷缩起来。
• It must be something that appeals to you and encourages you to curl up in it time after time.
  它必须是能吸引你，而且能促使你一次次蜷缩到那里。
• Kick off your flip-flops, pour yourself a lemonade, and curl up with the summer's best seller.
  行动起来，倒上一杯柠檬汁，开始仔细阅读这本夏季最畅销的书。
• I like to curl up with a story book.
  我喜欢蜷曲而卧着看故事书。
• Why not rent it out, curl up on the sofa and enjoy the company?
  何不租下它一张碟，两个人一起蜷在沙发上看呢？
• Bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain.
  经常在大笑或痛苦时俯身或卷曲。
• On the battlefield such a coward like him would surely lie down and curl up.
  在战场上，象他那样的胆小鬼肯定会吓瘫倒的。
• When I grow up I'm going to have a couch in my house. A red couch where I can curl up and read.
  我长大后要在我的房子里摆一个沙发，要红色的，我好蜷在沙发上看书。
• All you wanted to do was curl up and die.
  你只想卷做一团死气沉沉。
• Your laundry smelled so good that I thought I'd curl up in it.
  和我的感觉，我想卷毛像孩子一样了。