curl up

US /kɜːrl ˈʌp/

UK /kɜːrl ˈʌp/

蜷縮, 捲曲

to sit or lie in a position with your arms and legs close to your body

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She likes to curl up on the sofa with a good book.

她喜歡蜷縮在沙發上看一本好書。

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The cat curled up in a ball on the rug.

貓在地毯上蜷成一團。

捲曲, 捲邊

if something such as paper or a leaf curls up, its edges bend inwards

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The old photographs had started to curl up at the edges.

舊照片的邊緣開始捲曲。

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The heat made the leaves curl up and turn brown.

高溫使葉子捲曲變黃。