The word "coil" can be used as a noun, referring to a loop of rope or wire, an electrical component, or a contraceptive device. It can also be used as a verb, meaning to wind or twist into loops or rings.
[N-COUNT 可数名词](绳子、金属丝等绕成的)卷，圈 A coil of rope or wire is a length of it that has been wound into a series of loops.
[oft N of n]
Tod shook his head angrily and slung the coil of rope over his shoulder...
托德气愤地摇了摇头，然后把那卷绳子往肩上一搭。
The steel arrives at the factory in coils.
钢材被成卷地运到工厂。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]一卷；一圈 A coil is one loop in a series of loops.
Pythons kill by tightening their coils so that their victim cannot breathe.
大蟒蛇紧紧盘绕猎物使之无法呼吸，从而杀死猎物。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](电路的)线圈 A coil is a thick spiral of wire through which an electrical current passes.
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](汽车发动机的)盘管 In a vehicle, the coil is the part on a petrol engine that sends electricity to the spark plugs.
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]子宫节育环；避孕环 The coil is a contraceptive device used by women. It is fitted inside a woman's womb, usually for several months or years.
[usu the N in sing]
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[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]卷；盘绕 If you coil something, you wind it into a series of loops or into the shape of a ring. If it coils around something, it forms loops or a ring.
[V n]
[V prep/adv]
[V-ed]
[V n P]
[V-ed P]
[Also V P n (not pron)]
He turned off the water and began to coil the hose...
他关掉水龙头，开始盘水管。
Louisa was dancing, spinning by herself, her skirt flying out and coiling around her feet...
路易莎打着圈儿翩翩起舞，裙摆时而肆意飞扬，时而盘绕脚边。
A huge rattlesnake lay coiled on the blanket.
一条巨大的响尾蛇盘绕在毯子上。
Coil up means the same as coil .coil up 同 coil
Once we have the wire, we can coil it up into the shape of a spring...
一旦有了金属丝，我们就能把它卷成弹簧的形状。
Her hair was coiled up on top of her head.
她的头发盘在头顶上。
Oxford
coil/kɔɪl; NAmEkɔɪl/
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noun
coilcoilscoiledcoilingverb[intransitive , transitive ]to wind into a series of circles; to make sth do this （使）缠绕，盘绕coilup ◆The snake coiled up, ready to strike.那条蛇盘绕起来准备攻击。coilround, around, etc. sth ◆Mist coiled around the tops of the hills.薄雾盘绕着山巅。coilsth (+ adv./prep.) ◆to coil a rope into a loop把绳索盘绕成圈◆Her hair was coiled on top of her head.她把头发盘在头顶上。◆a coiled spring螺旋状弹簧noun _knot_comp.jpg _coil.jpg 1a series of circles formed by winding up a length of rope, wire, etc. （绳索、金属线等的）圈，卷，盘◆a coil of wire一圈金属线2one circle of rope, wire, etc. in a series 一圈（绳索、金属线等）◆Shake the rope and let the coils unwind.抖动绳索把绳圈展开。◆a snake's coils蛇的盘圈3a length of wire, wound into circles, that can carry electricity 线圈；绕组4=
to wind or twist into a series of rings, or to make something do this: The snake coiled around the branches of the tree. Her long hair was coiled up in a plait at the top of her head. He coiled the rope.—coiled adjective [only before noun]
coil1 verb
coil2 noun
coilcoil2 noun [countable]
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1a continuous series of circular rings into which something such as wire or rope has been wound or twistedcoil of a coil of rope2one ring of wire, rope etc in a continuous series3a wire or a metal tube in a continuous circular shape that produces light or heat when electricity is passed through it: the coil in a light bulb4the part of a car engine that sends electricity to the spark plugs5a contraceptive that is a flat curved piece of metal or plastic that is fitted inside a woman’s uterusSYN IUD
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coil
[kɔɪl]coiled, coiling, coils
CET4CET6TEM4考研TOEFLIELTS
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n9414
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NOUN3844
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VERB13642
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coiled[340] coils[877]
圈(46%)，线圈(40%)，卷(11%)，盘绕(2%)，卷成圈(1%)
n.线圈；卷
vt.盘绕，把…卷成圈
vi.成圈状
n.(Coil)人名；(英)科伊尔
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