uncurl
verb /ˌʌnˈkɜːl/
/ˌʌnˈkɜːrl/
[intransitive, transitive]动词形式
present simple I / you / we / they uncurl | /ˌʌnˈkɜːl/ /ˌʌnˈkɜːrl/ |
he / she / it uncurls | /ˌʌnˈkɜːlz/ /ˌʌnˈkɜːrlz/ |
past simple uncurled | /ˌʌnˈkɜːld/ /ˌʌnˈkɜːrld/ |
past participle uncurled | /ˌʌnˈkɜːld/ /ˌʌnˈkɜːrld/ |
-ing form uncurling | /ˌʌnˈkɜːlɪŋ/ /ˌʌnˈkɜːrlɪŋ/ |
- to become straight, or to make something become straight, after being in a curled position
(使由盘卷姿势)伸直;抻直 - The snake slowly uncurled.
那条蛇慢慢地伸开了蜷缩的身子。 - uncurl something/itself The cat uncurled itself and jumped off the wall.
那猫伸直了腰跳下墙头。
Collocations DictionaryUncurl is used with these nouns as the object:- fist
- The snake slowly uncurled.