curve
curve
noun
noun
- a line or outline which gradually deviates from being straight for some or all of its length
曲线，曲形轮廓
the parapet wall sweeps down in a bold curve.
胸墙呈明显曲线往下伸展。
■a place where a road deviates from a straight path
转弯，弯道
the vehicle rounded a curve.
车辆转过一个弯道。
■(curves)a curving contour of a woman's figure
（女子身材的）曲线
■a line on a graph (whether straight or curved) showing how one quantity varies with respect to another
图表曲线（直或曲线，表示量的变化情况）
the population curve.
人口曲线。
■(亦作 curve ball)(Baseball)a delivery in which the pitcher causes the ball to deviate from a straight path by imparting spin
(棒球)曲线球
- form or cause to form a curve
（使）弯曲
[no obj.]her mouth curved in a smile.
她嘴儿弯弯微笑了。
[as adj. curved]birds with long curved bills.
有长弯喙的鸟。
[with obj.]starting with arms outstretched, curve the body sideways.
从伸展手臂开始，向侧曲体。
- late Middle English: from Latin curvare 'to bend', from curvus 'bent'. The noun dates from the late 17th cent
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