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    hairpin bend

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Roads
    ˌhairpin ˈbend (also hairpin turn American English) noun [countable]  TTRa very sharp U-shaped curve in a road U字形弯路，急转弯
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    hairpin bend• She floated above and ahead of them, and her eyes narrowed on to a shimmer of water at a hairpin bend.• When the road turns sharply left in a hairpin bend, take the footpath ahead into the woodland.• When not thinking about puking your guts up round every hairpin bend, scenery magnificent.
    ˌhairpin ˈbend nounChineseSyllable
    a Corpus very road U-shaped in sharp curve a


    hairpin bend
    ˌhairpin ˈbend (also ˌhairpin ˈturn American English) noun [countable]
    a very sharp U-shaped curve in a road


    hairpin bendBrE /ˌheəpɪn ˈbend/ 🔊NAmE /ˌherpɪn ˈbend/ 🔊 (BrE) (NAmE ˌhairpin ˈcurve, ˌhairpin ˈturn) (also hair·pin BrE, NAmE ) nouna very sharp bend in a road, especially a mountain road （尤指山路的）急转弯