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Curve N Count Curves 例:The Curved Ball Curving 英['Kɜ:Vɪɪŋ

单词 curving
音标
英['kɜ:vɪɪŋ] 美['kɜvɪɪŋ]
解释
adj.弯曲的;v.(使)弯成弧形( curve的现在分词 );
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。”
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