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Curve N Count Curves 例:The Curved Ball 英[Kɜ:V 美[Kɜrv

单词 curve
音标
英[kɜ:v] 美[kɜrv]
解释
n.弧线,曲线;曲线状物;弯曲物;[棒]曲线板;vt.使弯曲;使成曲线;使成弧形;vi.弯曲;弯成曲线,弯成弧形;沿曲线行进;adj.弯曲的;曲线形的;
例句

N-COUNT
曲线;弧线
A curve is a smooth, gradually bending line, for example part of the edge of a circle.
例:...the curve of his lips.他嘴唇的曲线
例:...a curve in the road.道路的转弯

V-ERG
(使)弯曲;(使)呈曲线形
If something curves, or if someone or something curves it, it has the shape of a curve.
例:Her spine curved...她的脊柱弯曲了。
例:The track curved away below him.他脚下的小径蜿蜒地伸向远方。

VERB
沿曲线运动
If something curves, it moves in a curve, for example through the air.
例:The ball curved strangely in the air.球在空中划出一道奇异的弧线。

N-COUNT
(尤指用图表表示的)曲线变化
You can refer to a change in something as a particular curve, especially when it is represented on a graph.
例:Each firm will face a downward-sloping demand curve...每一家企业都将面临需求曲线的下滑。
例:Was it just a temporary blip on an otherwise healthy growth curve?这是否是原本良好的增长曲线中暂时的偏离?

PHRASE
使惊奇;使感到意外;给…出难题
If someone throws you a curve or if they throw you a curve ball, they surprise you by doing something you do not expect.
例:At the last minute, I threw them a curve ball by saying, 'We're going to bring spouses'.在最后一刻,我给他们出了一个难题,说:“我们要带家属来。”
变形
third:curves~done:curved~pl:curves~ing:curving~past:curved~

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