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curling

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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curl·ing /ˈkɜːlɪŋ $ ˈkɜːr-/ noun [uncountable]  DSOa sport played on ice, in which players slide flat heavy stones towards a marked place 冰壶运动,冰上溜石游戏
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curlingHe's smiling out of a rugged face, with thick black eyebrows and curling hair.He was, however, very much an all-rounder, and football and curling were among the other sports he covered.Crisp hair curling on his collar, Levi 501s and a taupe cotton shirt.Replacement of curling stones is long-delayed as a pair of stones can last up to 25 years.Alternatives to skiing include a leisure pool, curling and skating on the nearby lake, indoor tennis and sleigh rides.You can distinguish this leaf-roller from the sawfly by the extent and nature of the curling.How close was the body to the curling stone?I crept off down a little path through curling bracken.
Origin curling (1600-1700) Probably from → CURL1; because the stone curves as it slows down
curl·ing nounChineseSyllable
heavy which on flat slide sport players a played Corpus ice, in


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curling
curling /ˈkɜːlɪŋ $ ˈkɜːr-/ noun [uncountable]
 Date: 1600-1700
 Origin: Probably from curl1; because the stone curves as it slows down
a sport played on ice, in which players slide flat heavy stones towards a marked place


curl·ingBrE /ˈkɜːlɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkɜːrlɪŋ/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] a game played on ice, in which players slide heavy flat stones towards a mark 冰壶,冰上溜石(将重石片滑向一目标)