curler

/ˈkɜːlə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈkɜːrlər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈkər-lər/ (ame, mw)

curler — 名詞

  • curlersingular
  • curlersplural

1. a small cylinder of plastic, foam, or metal that you roll sections of damp hair

1.名詞B1
釋義

髮捲

把頭髮捲成弧度的小圓筒

a small cylinder of plastic, foam, or metal that you roll sections of damp hair onto so they dry in curls.

例句

Noor clipped two curlers into her bangs before the wedding photos.

Noor 在拍婚紗照前把兩個髮捲夾在瀏海上。

put curlers in [hair]

Sade left the warm curler in place while she finished her makeup.

Sade 化妝時把那個溫熱的髮捲繼續留在頭髮上。

leave a curler in place

同義詞
  • roller

    a common alternative, especially when several are used together in the hair

  • hair roller

    a fuller, clearer term used when the hair context is not already obvious

  • curling iron

    a heated styling tool with a handle, not a small piece left in the hair

文法句型

put hair in curlers

wrap hair around a curler

用法筆記

Often modified by type or material, such as 'foam curler' or 'heated curler'. In everyday speech, people also say 'roller', especially when talking about a full set in the hair.

常見錯誤

❌She bought a new curler to dry her hair fast.
✅She bought a new hair dryer to dry her hair fast.
💡A curler shapes hair into curls; it does not blow hot air.

2. a person who competes in curling, the ice sport where players slide heavy stones

2.名詞B2
釋義

冰壺選手

參加冰壺比賽的球員

a person who competes in curling, the ice sport where players slide heavy stones toward a marked target.

例句

Brian trained with the national curlers at the rink before dawn.

Brian 天還沒亮就和國家隊的冰壺選手一起在冰場訓練。

curlers at the rink

Reema became the youngest curler on her city's winter games team.

Reema 成了她那座城市冬季運動會隊上最年輕的冰壺選手。

curler on [team]

同義詞
  • curling player

    fully clear but less natural than the shorter word 'curler'

  • athlete

    broader and does not specify the sport

  • skip

    a specific team role in curling, not a synonym for every curler

反義詞
  • spectator

    someone watching the match rather than playing in it

文法句型

[adj] curler

curler on [team]

用法筆記

This word names the player, not the sport. It is most common in news or club contexts where curling is already understood.