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uncurl

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++un·curl /ʌnˈkɜːl $ -ˈkɜːrl/ verb [intransitive, transitive]  BEND#to stretch out straight from a curled position, or to make something do this (使)伸直;(使)变直→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
uncurlHis fingers were beginning to uncurl, his own weight dragging him down.Now suddenly she could feel the pleasure such imaginings had aroused uncurling in a warm spiral in the pit of her stomach.After a few minutes it will slowly and cautiously uncurl itself again.As with waiting for a hedgehog to uncurl, prodding didn't help.I watched the two handsome flags uncurl to the warm wind, then went on my own tour of inspection.
un·curl verbChineseSyllable
a out Corpus curled from stretch to straight


uncurl
uncurl /ʌnˈkɜːl $ -ˈkɜːrl/ verb [intransitive and transitive]
to stretch out straight from a curled position, or to make something do this


un·curlBrE /ˌʌnˈkɜːl/ 🔊NAmE /ˌʌnˈkɜːrl/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they uncurl BrE /ˌʌnˈkɜːl/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌʌnˈkɜːrl/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it uncurls BrE /ˌʌnˈkɜːlz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌʌnˈkɜːrlz/ 🔊past simple uncurled BrE /ˌʌnˈkɜːld/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌʌnˈkɜːrld/ 🔊past participle uncurled BrE /ˌʌnˈkɜːld/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌʌnˈkɜːrld/ 🔊 -ing form uncurling BrE /ˌʌnˈkɜːlɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌʌnˈkɜːrlɪŋ/ 🔊 [intransitive, transitive] to become straight, or to make sth 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。🔊🔊~ sth/itself The cat uncurled itself and jumped off the wall. 那猫伸直了腰跳下墙头。🔊🔊 OPP curl up