curve

noun

1. a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter

Synonym: curve ballbreaking ballbender

2. curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)

Synonym: bend

3. the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface

Synonym: curvature

4. a line on a graph representing data

5. the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes

Synonym: curved shape

verb

1. form a curl, curve, or kink

e.g. the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling

Synonym: curlkink

2. turn sharply
change direction abruptly

e.g. The car cut to the left at the intersection
The motorbike veered to the right

Synonym: swervesheertrendveerslueslewcut

3. bend or cause to bend

e.g. He crooked his index finger
the road curved sharply

Synonym: crook

4. form an arch or curve

e.g. her back arches
her hips curve nicely

Synonym: archarc

5. extend in curves and turns

e.g. The road winds around the lake
the path twisted through the forest

Synonym: windtwist

1. 曲线;弧线
A curve is a smooth, gradually bending line, for example part of the edge of a circle.

curve的意思

e.g. ...the curve of his lips.
他嘴唇的曲线
e.g. ...a curve in the road.
道路的转弯

2. (使)弯曲;(使)呈曲线形
If something curves, or if someone or something curves it, it has the shape of a curve.

e.g. Her spine curved...
她的脊柱弯曲了。
e.g. The track curved away below him.
他脚下的小径蜿蜒地伸向远方。

3. 沿曲线运动
If something curves, it moves in a curve, for example through the air.

e.g. The ball curved strangely in the air.
球在空中划出一道奇异的弧线。

4. (尤指用图表表示的)曲线变化
You can refer to a change in something as a particular curve, especially when it is represented on a graph.

e.g. Each firm will face a downward-sloping demand curve...
每一家企业都将面临需求曲线的下滑。
e.g. Was it just a temporary blip on an otherwise healthy growth curve?
这是否是原本良好的增长曲线中暂时的偏离？

5. 使惊奇;使感到意外;给…出难题
If someone throws you a curve or if they throw you a curve ball, they surprise you by doing something you do not expect.

e.g. At the last minute, I threw them a curve ball by saying, 'We're going to bring spouses'.
在最后一刻，我给他们出了一个难题，说：“我们要带家属来。”

1. 弯曲：为了将男性生殖器插入到女性生殖器内,由具有前端为圆形且闭塞的弯曲(curve)的前端部及末端开放的圆筒部、且覆盖男性生殖器的圆筒状构件形成,该圆筒状构件是对可被女性生殖器内的体液溶解的溶解性材料进行硬囊化(hardcapsule)的构件,

2. 弯度：其产品的屈光度(DPT)弯度(CURVE)在严格的品管监控下,能确保镜片的精确度无误. 厦门金鸿光学有限公司系台商独资. 于1994年到福建省厦门市投资开厂,是专业生产加工玻璃研磨镜片公司,工厂应用日本最先进的割边机器设备,

3. curve的近义词

3. 画曲线：六、画曲线(Curve) 在设计过程中,用的较多的是生成曲面边界线,如图3-8,一曲面,现要生成它的边界线作为辅助线来构造更为复杂的曲面,步骤如下: 图3-8 图3-9 选Create>Curve>edge Crv>,点Surface项,然后用鼠标在曲面上点击并将箭头移至所要生成的边界,