coil
verb /kɔɪl/
/kɔɪl/
[intransitive, transitive]动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they coil | /kɔɪl/ /kɔɪl/ |
| he / she / it coils | /kɔɪlz/ /kɔɪlz/ |
| past simple coiled | /kɔɪld/ /kɔɪld/ |
| past participle coiled | /kɔɪld/ /kɔɪld/ |
| -ing form coiling | /ˈkɔɪlɪŋ/ /ˈkɔɪlɪŋ/ |
- to wind into a series of circles; to make something do this
（使）缠绕，盘绕 - coil up The snake coiled up, ready to strike.
那条蛇盘绕起来准备攻击。 - coil round, around, etc. something Mist coiled around the tops of the hills.
薄雾盘绕着山巅。 - coil something (+ adv./prep.) to coil a rope into a loop
把绳索盘绕成圈 - Her hair was coiled on top of her head.
她把头发盘在头顶上。 - Mechanical watches are powered by a coiled spring.
机械表由螺旋弹簧驱动。
- He coiled the rope up tightly and put it away.
他把绳子紧紧地卷起来收好。 - Her hair was neatly coiled into a bun.
她把头发盘成了一个整齐的圆髻。 - The snake coiled itself around a branch.
蛇盘绕在一根树枝上。 - He coiled the rope into a loop.
他把绳子盘成圈。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- tightly
- loosely
- up
- …
- around
- round
- into
- …
词源early 16th cent. (as a verb): from Old French coillir, from Latin colligere ‘gather together’, from col- ‘together’ + legere ‘choose or collect’. - coil up The snake coiled up, ready to strike.
