curl up

phrasal verbphr v

a) BENDto move so that you are lying or sitting with your arms and legs bent close to your body 蜷缩

I just wanted to curl up and go to sleep.

我只想蜷着身体睡觉。

Sarah was curled up on the sofa.

萨拉蜷缩在沙发上。

b) BENDif something flat curls up, its edges start to become curved and point upwards 〔物体边缘〕卷起，翘起

The letter was now yellow and beginning to curl up.

信纸如今已泛黄，边开始卷起来了。

Examples from the Corpus

curl up• I was so tired all I wanted to do was curl up and watch TV.• She curled up in her bed that night, thinking of Michel.• The two cats curled up together in the armchair.

→ curl up at curl1(1)

词汇	curl up
释义	curl up curl up phrasal verbphr v a) BENDto move so that you are lying or sitting with your arms and legs bent close to your body 蜷缩 I just wanted to curl up and go to sleep. 我只想蜷着身体睡觉。 Sarah was curled up on the sofa. 萨拉蜷缩在沙发上。 b) BENDif something flat curls up, its edges start to become curved and point upwards 〔物体边缘〕卷起，翘起 The letter was now yellow and beginning to curl up. 信纸如今已泛黄，边开始卷起来了。 Examples from the Corpus curl up• I was so tired all I wanted to do was curl up and watch TV.• She curled up in her bed that night, thinking of Michel.• The two cats curled up together in the armchair. → curl up at curl1(1)
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