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curve

noun
 
/kɜːv/
/kɜːrv/
Idioms
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  1.  
     a line or surface that bends gradually; a smooth bend曲线；弧线；曲面；弯曲
    • curve of something He admired the delicate curve of her ear.他欣赏她耳朵的优美曲线。
    • The pattern was made up of straight lines and curves.图案由直线和曲线构成。
    • curve in something (especially North American English) a curve in the road道路上的拐弯处
    • on a curve (especially North American English) The driver lost control on a curve and the vehicle hit a tree.司机在拐弯处失控，车撞到了一棵树上。
    • The program automatically plots the curve on a graph.这个程序自动在图上绘出一条曲线。
    • This figure shows the population curve for the last hundred years.这个数字显示了过去一百年的人口曲线。
    see also bell curve, learning curve
    Extra Examples
    • He slowed down to negotiate the curve.他减速以通过弯道。
    • Slow down at the curves.弯道处要减速慢行。
    • The car vanished around a curve.那辆车拐了个弯，消失了。
    • The road follows the coast in a wide curve.公路沿海岸线延伸，成了一个大弯。
    • The road went around in a tight curve.公路拐了一个急弯。
    • The seats were arranged to form a curve.座位被排成了一条弧线。
    • the curve of his neck他颈部的曲线
    • the natural curve of your spine你脊柱的自然弯曲
    • the voluptuous curve of her hips她性感的臀部曲线
    • (specialist) the unemployment-income curve (= a line on a graph showing the relationship between the number of unemployed people and national income)失业与国民收入曲线
    • a demand/​yield/​growth/​supply curve (= on a graph )需求/收益/增长/供应曲线
    Topics Colours and Shapesb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • steep
    • bell
    • normal
    • …
    verb + curve
    • plot
    curve + verb
    • flatten out
    • indicate something
    • show something
    • …
    phrases
    • grade on a curve
    See full entry
  2. (also curveball)
     (in baseball棒球) a ball that moves in a curve when it is thrown to the batter（投向击球员的）曲线球Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2
  3. (North American English, informal)
    (also curveball)
    something that is unexpected and difficult to deal with曲线：出乎意料且难以处理的事物
  4. curves [plural]
     curving shapes that form part of a woman's body曲线：弯曲形成女人身体一部分的形状
    • The supermodel showed off her famous curves in a figure-hugging red dress.这位超模穿着紧身红色连衣裙，展示了她著名的曲线。
    • The evening dress hugged her curves beautifully.这件晚礼服紧贴她的身材曲线，显得非常美丽。
    5. Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin curvare ‘to bend’, from curvus ‘bent’. The noun dates from the late 17th cent.
Idioms
ahead of/behind the curve
  1. (especially North American English, business商业) in advance of or behind a particular trend引领／落后于潮流
    • Our expert advice will help you stay ahead of the curve.我们的专业建议将有助于你保持引领潮流。
    • We've fallen behind the curve when it comes to developing new digital products.就开发新的数字产品而论，我们已经落后了。

curve

verb
 
/kɜːv/
/kɜːrv/
[intransitive, transitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they curve
/kɜːv/
/kɜːrv/
he / she / it curves
/kɜːvz/
/kɜːrvz/
past simple curved
/kɜːvd/
/kɜːrvd/
past participle curved
/kɜːvd/
/kɜːrvd/
-ing form curving
/ˈkɜːvɪŋ/
/ˈkɜːrvɪŋ/
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  1. to move or make something move in the shape of a curve; to be in the shape of a curve（使）沿曲线移动；呈曲线形
    • a curving staircase弯曲的楼梯
    • gently curving streets平缓弯曲的街道
    • + adv./prep. The road curved around the bay.那条路沿海湾呈曲线伸展。
    • The ball curved through the air.球在空中沿曲线移动。
    • His lips curved in a smile.他咧嘴笑了。
    • curve something A smile curved his lips.他咧嘴笑了。
    Extra Examples
    • His mouth curved into a smile.他咧嘴微笑。
    • The path curved down to the bay.小路朝着海湾的方向蜿蜒而下。
    • The road curved away around the back of the hill.公路在山后蜿蜒开去。
    • a gently curving stream平缓蜿蜒的小溪
    Topics Colours and Shapesb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • gently
    • slightly
    • gracefully
    • …
    preposition
    • around
    • round
    • towards/​toward
    • …
    phrases
    • curve into a smile
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    Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin curvare ‘to bend’, from curvus ‘bent’. The noun dates from the late 17th cent.

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