curly
curly — 形容詞
- curlypositive
- curliercomparative
- curliestsuperlative
1. describes hair that grows in rings or tight waves, or an object made with a bent
捲曲的
毛髮成環或波浪狀彎曲的
describes hair that grows in rings or tight waves, or an object made with a bent or twisted round form
Ravindra has thick, curly hair that reaches his shoulders.
Ravindra 有一頭濃密的鬈髮，長及肩膀。
collocation: curly hair + body part length
Curly ribbons on the gift made it look festive.
禮物上的捲曲緞帶讓它看起來很有節慶氣氛。
collocation: curly ribbons for decoration
Aylin's pet pig has a perfectly curly tail.
Aylin 養的寵物豬有一條完美的捲尾巴。
The curly pasta shapes reminded Ife of little springs.
那些彎彎曲曲的義大利麵形狀讓 Ife 想起小彈簧。
Élise used a curly wire to hang the picture on the wall.
Élise 用一條彎曲的鐵絲把畫掛在牆上。
collocation: curly wire for a practical purpose
- curly hair
- curly tail
- curly ribbon
- curly wire
- curly pasta
- naturally curly
- tightly curly
- wavy
less tight than curly; hair that forms gentle S-shapes rather than rings
- frizzy
messy, uncontrolled curls that stick out; often negative
- kinky
very tight, small curls typical of some hair types; more specific than curly
- curled
refers to hair or objects shaped by an action (style or force), not a natural state
用法筆記
Frequently used for hair; also describes objects with a naturally curved shape such as tails, ribbons, or wire. Many common expressions use curly only before nouns (curly hair, curly tail), but it can also appear after a linking verb (Her hair is naturally curly).