sleep. jJP
RJ® ft J$i — iif 7» 0 [VN] She curled her legs up under her. M.# M X If 0 3 [usually +adv./prep.]
to move while forming into a twisted or curved shape; to make sth do
this (
(
{%. ) M ; 0. : [V]
The smoke curled steadily
upwards, Jl ± R* 0 0 [VN] He turned
and curled the ball around the goalkeeper, life # jfi Sjc “ #, fg M 7 tF H
M o 4 [V, VN] if you curl your lip or your lip curls, you move your lip
upwards and sideways to show that you think sb/sth is stupid or that you are
better than they are U M ^ B ) ; It ( 1 see toe n.
,curl 'up | be ,curled 'up to lie or sit with
your back curved and your arms and legs bent close to your body i ) : She curled up and closed her
eyes. M 4§ 5$—0, Si ± 7
BS 8i o — picture o curved
,curl up | ,curl sb ‘up (BrE, informal)
to become or make sb become very embarrassed (
,curl ‘up | ,curl sth^'up to form or make sth
form into a tightly curled shape
The paper started to shrivel and curl up in the heat,
a noun 1 [C] a small bunch
of hair that forms a curved or round shape ( — ) M fk.: Her hair was a
mass of
curls. MriRIS&o 0 The baby had dark eyes and dark
curls. 2 [c, u] the
tendency of hair to form curls
( jf Sk ft ) % ft : His hair had a natural
curl. i Ii0
3 [C] a thing
that forms a curved or
round shape :
a curl of smoke - 0 Decorate the cake with curls
of chocolate. oa
contemptuous curl of the lip {= an expression showing
disapproval) ^4
curl er /'k3ila(r); NAmE 'k3:rl-/ noun [usually pi.] a small plastic
or metal tube which you can wrap wet hair around in order to make it curl H771 roller
curlew /'k3:lju:; NAmE 'fair!-/ noun a bird with a long
thin beak that curves downwards, that lives near water TJiH
curli cue /'k3ilikju:; NAmE 'k3:rl-/ noun {technical A iff) a
decorative curl or twist in writing or in a design ( 4$
m,
mmm)
curl ing /*k3:lrrj; NAmE 'k3:rlirj/ noun [U] a game played on ice,
in which players slide heavy flat stones towards amarkA®, )
'curling
iron noun {NAmE) = tongs(2)
'curling
tongs noun [pi.] (BrE) = tongs(2)
CUrly 0-pr/'k3:li; NAmE 'k^rirli/ adj. (curl-ier, curliest) having a lot of curls
or a curved shape )
W ; ^ ft ^ fill: short
curly hair g|t oa dog with a curly tail tlGWffi) — picture c> curved Win
STRAIGHT
.curly 'endive noun [c, u] = endive cur-mudg-eon /k3:'mAd3an; NAmE k3:r'm-/ noun (<old-fashioned) a bad-tempered person, often an old
one If^X^A ( #*t^4£A) ►curmudgeonlyadj. currant /'kArant; NAmE 'fair-/ noun 1 a small dried grape, used in cakes, etc. /MjljT ( ) : a
currant bun lj 3§j T /J\ 0 ffi Q 2 (usually in
compounds a small black, red or white
currency /'kAransi; NAmE 'k3:r-/ noun {pi. -ies) 1
[c,
u] the system of money that a country uses i§ rfj:
trading in foreign currencies
X g;
y\. X 0 a single European currency Effc-O
You’ll need some cash in
local currency but you can also use your credit card.
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mummm&m-fro —see
also hard currency 2 [u] the fact that
sth is used or accepted by a lot of people j§ ff] ; fr; St ft: The term
'post-industrial’ now has wide currency.
“ Is X ik it” ii 0 A in M E r* % H o o The qualification has
gained currency all over the world.
MJTMiA^T
CUr-rent o-w /'kArant; NAmE 'fair-/ adj., noun madj. 1 [only before noun] happening now; of the
present time $&&$: current prices HWt
o a budget
for the current year T M % o your current employer M f£
fH) 81 i o note at actual 2 being
used by or accepted by most people M f] fr>|; SLiidft; : words that are no longer current
EX
nmmm
m noun 1
the movement of water in the sea or a river; the movement of air in a
particular direction ( tr M W ) 7jC St,
'current
account {BrE) {US 'checking account CanE 'chequing account) noun a type of bank
account that you can take money out of at any time, and that provides you with
a chequebook and cash card HlAjtKR; — compare deposit
account
.current
affairs noun [pi.] events of
political or social importance that are happening now currently On /'kArantli; NAmE'k3:r-/
adv. at the present time MH^Btl;
N'T: The hourly charge is currently £35. 35
^
H
0 o Currently, over 500 students
are enrolled on the course. @M 500 0 All
the
options are currently
available.
#0
o This matter is currently being discussed. WjE&WbZ1** o
curricu lar /k0'rikj0l0(r)/ adj.
connected with the curriculum of a school, etc. if M. — see also extracurricular
cur-ricu-lum /ka'rikjalem/
noun {pi. cur-ric-ula /-la/ or cur-ricu-lums) the subjects that are
included in a course of study or taught in a school, college, etc. (
$1 ) H: the school
curriculum IS o (BrE)
Spanish is on the curriculum.
0
{NAmE) Spanish is in the curriculum. HSE^ilfE^Aif H p*3 #
o — compare syllabus
cur-ricu-lum vitae /ka.rikjalam 'viitai/ {abbr. CV) noun
1
(BrE) {NAmE re sume) a written record of
your educa
tion and the jobs you have
done, that you send when you are applying for a job ( ) MW, IK:
Applications with a full
curriculum vitae and two references should reach the Principal by June 12th. ^ if
n 12
sum
2
(also vita) {US) a record of a
university/ college teacher’s education and where they have worked, also
including a list of books and articles that they have published and courses
that they have taught, used when they are applying for a job (
cur
ried /'kArid;
NAmE 'k3ir-/ adj. [only before noun] cooked with hot spices
fj BiiO ifi^ iH (ft: curried chicken/ beef/eggs, etc. \ftiI8l4,
in BIT curry /'kAri; NAmE'k3:ri/ noun, verb mnoun [C, U] a S Asian dish
of meat, vegetables, etc. cooked with hot spices, often served with rice tfiPJiM:
a chicken
curry
— 5S n(jp qM0 Would you like some more curry?
mverb (cur-ries, curry ing, cur-ried,
cur-ried) [VN]
to make curry out of meat or vegetables I( l^^ciEU ) R fij ®[1 iT5T?7l curry 'favour (with
sb) {disapproving) to try to get sb to
like or support you by praising or helping them a loti#; Tl^lS
'curry powder noun [U] a powder made
from a mixture of spices, used to give a hot flavour to food, especially curry
curse /k3is;
NAmE fairs/
noun, verb mnoun 1 (also
cuss) [C] a rude or
offensive word or phrase that some people use when they are very angry % s; in- ; ^ X if Pin OATH, SWEAR WORD : He
muttered a curse at the other driver, iik\tLff Ao 2 [C] a word or
phrase that has a magic power to make sth bad happen IE; 5Eif: The family thought