1line or surface that bends曲線;曲面ADJECTIVE | VERB + CURVE | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤gentle, graceful, slight, smooth, soft平緩的/優美的/略彎的/流暢的/和緩的曲線▸➤sharp, tight銳曲線▸➤sweeping, wide大半徑曲線▸➤sensual, voluptuous性感的曲線◇the voluptuous curve of her hips她性感的臀部曲線➤feminine curves, womanly curves女性的/女人的曲線▸➤downward, upward向下的/向上的曲線➤natural自然曲線◇the natural curve of your spine你脊柱的自然彎曲VERB + CURVE➤form, make形成曲線◇The seats were arranged to form a curve.座位被排成了一條弧線。PREPOSITION➤in a curve成曲線形◇The road follows the coast in a wide curve.公路沿海岸線延伸,成了一個大彎。➤curve of⋯的曲線◇the curve of his neck他頸部的曲線PHRASES➤hug sb's curves緊緊包裹某人的曲線◇The evening dress hugged her curves beautifully.這件晚禮服緊貼她的身材曲線,顯得非常美麗。curve
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2 (NAmE) bend in the road彎道ADJECTIVE | VERB + CURVE | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤sharp, tight急彎◇The road went around in a tight curve.公路拐了一個急彎。VERB + CURVE➤come around, hug, negotiate, round繞彎道而行;緊貼彎道走;順利通過彎道◇He slowed down to negotiate the curve.他減速以通過彎道。PREPOSITION➤around a/the curve拐彎◇The car vanished around a curve.那輛車拐了個彎,消失了。➤at a/the curve在彎道◇Slow down at the curves.彎道處要減速慢行。➤into a/the curve進入彎道◇A good motorcyclist leans into the curves.好的摩托車手身體會隨着彎道傾斜。➤curve in⋯的彎道◇a curve in the road路上的彎道curve
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3on a graph圖表ADJECTIVE | VERB + CURVE | CURVE + VERB | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤steep陡曲線➤bell鐘形曲線➤normal, standard正態/標準曲線➤growth增長曲線➤grading (= of students' grades) (NAmE) (學生)分數曲線➤learning (= the rate at which you learn sth new)學習曲線◇Start-up businesses often have a steep learning curve.新辦企業的學習曲線往往是陡直走向。VERB + CURVE➤plot繪製曲線CURVE + VERB➤flatten out曲線變平➤indicate sth, show sth曲線顯示⋯/表明⋯PHRASES➤grade on a curve (= to adjust scores so that they fit a normal curve) (NAmE) 按成績分佈曲線來調整分數curve
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ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADVERB➤gently, slightly彎曲平緩;略微彎曲◇a gently curving stream平緩蜿蜒的小溪➤gracefully優美地彎曲➤strongly猛烈地彎曲➤sharply急劇彎曲▸➤away, down, up彎曲開去;向下彎曲;向上彎曲◇The path curved down to the bay.小路朝着海灣的方向蜿蜒而下。PREPOSITION➤around, round, towards/toward, etc.圍繞⋯、環繞⋯、朝⋯等蜿蜒◇The road curved away around the back of the hill.公路在山後蜿蜒開去。PHRASES➤curve into a smile咧嘴微笑◇His mouth curved into a smile.他咧嘴微笑。