coil

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++coil1 /kɔɪl/ ●○○ (also coil up) verb [intransitive, transitive]  BENDto wind or twist into a series of rings, or to make something do this （使）卷缠；（使）盘绕 The snake coiled around the branches of the tree. 这条蛇盘在树枝上。 Her long hair was coiled up in a plait at the top of her head. 她的长发编成辫子盘在头顶。 He coiled the rope. 他把绳子卷了起来。 —coiled adjective [only before noun]→ See Verb table

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coil• He stood for a while watching the headlights coil down the canyon road.• A student discovered the 12-foot python coiled in a corner of the classroom.• Rachel didn't like the tension coiling in her stomach at the thought of that.• As she hurried to grab a taxi to the hotel she could feel her stomach coiling into knots of dread.• Wrap the bar with heavy string, coiling it tightly for safety.• Quickly coiling the bow line, he raised the main, then back to the cockpit.• It took a minute to turn the handle 60 times and fully coil the spring.• He bumbled around for a bit, trying to coil up the string and push the wood into tidy heaps.

Related topics: Shapes, patterns, Electrical

coil2 noun [countable]  1  CFa continuous series of circular rings into which something such as wire or rope has been wound or twisted 〔电线或绳子等的〕卷，圈，匝coil of a coil of rope 一圈绳子2. one ring of wire, rope etc in a continuous series （一）卷，（一）圈，（一）匝3  TEEa wire or a metal tube in a continuous circular shape that produces light or heat when electricity is passed through it 〔电路的〕线圈；绕组 the coil in a light bulb 灯丝4. TTCthe part of a car engine that sends electricity to the spark plugs 〔汽车发动机的〕盘管5. SYa contraceptive that is a flat curved piece of metal or plastic that is fitted inside a woman’s uterus 〔放入子宫内的〕避孕环 SYN IUD

Examples from the Corpus

coil• I pinned the braids in a coil on top of the waved cap of hair.• Condenser coils are the tubes under or behind the refrigerator that carry coolant to the refrigeration unit.• There should be frost all over the freezer coil.• The snake wrapped its coils around her.• Massive coils atop the building hissed and cracked through the day, but the doors never opened.• Twist the wire round the foot so that it sits tightly, forming a protective coil around the tubular feet.• It is linked to the magnetic field of the transmitted wave - not the turns of the coil.• Ever use one of those coils around Halloween time?coil of• The embassy building is surrounded by high walls topped with coils of barbed wire.Origin coil1 (1500-1600) Old French coillir, cuillir “to gather”

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coil¹ /kɔɪl/ (also coil up) verb [intransitive and transitive]to wind or twist into a series of rings, or to make something do this:
    The snake coiled around the branches of the tree.
    Her long hair was coiled up in a plait at the top of her head.
    He coiled the rope.
—coiled adjective [only before noun]

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coil² noun [countable]

1. a continuous series of circular rings into which something such as wire or rope has been wound or twisted
    coil of
    a coil of rope
2. one ring of wire, rope etc in a continuous series
3. a wire or a metal tube in a continuous circular shape that produces light or heat when electricity is passed through it:
    the coil in a light bulb
4. the part of a car engine that sends electricity to the spark plugs
5. a contraceptive that is a flat curved piece of metal or plastic that is fitted inside a woman’s uterus
   SYN  IUD