furl
furl — verb
- furlpresent simple I / you / we / they
- furlshe / she / it
- furledpast simple
- furling-ing form
1. to roll a flat object such as an umbrella, flag, or sail into a tight cylinder a
to roll a flat object such as an umbrella, flag, or sail into a tight cylinder and secure it
Before the storm hit, the crew furled the sails and tied them to the masts.
furl + sail, maritime context
Mizuki carefully furled the damp umbrella before stepping into the library.
furl + umbrella, everyday context
The soldiers furled the national flag at sunset and carried it inside the barracks.
Hassan showed the children how to furl a camping tarp after the picnic.
文法句型
furl + object
用法筆記
The object of furl is always something made of flexible fabric or material that can be rolled — sails, flags, umbrellas, awnings, tarps. Unlike the general verb roll up, furl implies the result is neatly secured rather than just loosely rolled.
常見錯誤
furl — noun
1. a neat roll or bundle produced by furling a piece of fabric, sail, or similar ma
a neat roll or bundle produced by furling a piece of fabric, sail, or similar material
From the deck, Lukas could see a tight furl of canvas near the mast.
furl of + material (canvas)
A neat furl of the sail sat on the wooden bench, ready to be stored.
Padma inspected the furl of the awning and nodded with approval.
Theo unfastened the rope and lowered the furl of fabric to the ground.
文法句型
a [adjective] furl of [noun]
2. the process or action of rolling up and securing a flexible flat object such as
the process or action of rolling up and securing a flexible flat object such as a flag, sail, or awning
The correct furl of a ceremonial flag requires practice and patience.
Eli practiced the furl of the bedsheet until it was perfectly tight.
the furl of + object (bedsheet) as a skill
Shirin watched the instructor demonstrate the correct furl of a storm sail.
Learning the furl of a large awning takes more than one try.
- unfurling
the opposite process of opening out
文法句型
the [adjective] furl of [object]
用法筆記
This sense refers to the process or technique of furling, not to the resulting rolled object (see noun sense 1). It is uncommon and mostly appears in instructional or descriptive contexts.