coil
noun[C]
uk/kɔɪl/us/kɔɪl/coilnoun[C](CIRCLE)
alengthofrope,hair, orwire,arrangedinto aseriesofcircles, one above oroutsidethe other:
A coil ofropelayon thebeach.海滩上放着一卷绳子。
A coil ofthickbluesmokeroseup from hispipe.一圈蓝色的浓烟从他的烟斗里冒了出来。
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electronicsspecialized
atwistedlengthofwirethrough which anelectriccurrenttravels
(电)线圈Geometry: bends, loops & curves
- anfractuous
- arc
- conic
- curl
- curve
- dogleg
- fishhook
- helix
- hyperbola
- hyperbolic
- kink
- loop
- parabola
- peaked
- spline
- tight
- twist
- whirl
- whorl
- wraparound
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coilnoun[C](MEDICAL)
UKinformal
anIUD(= amedicaldevicetostopa womanbecomingpregnant)
子宫节育环Obstetrics: contraception
- birth control
- cap
- coitus interruptus
- condom
- contraception
- contraceptive
- diaphragm
- Dutch cap
- emergency contraception
- family planning
- Femidom
- French letter
- IUD
- johnny
- minipill
- prophylactic
- rhythm method
- rubber
- sheath
- spermicidal
coil
verb[IorT]
uk/kɔɪl/us/kɔɪl/toarrangesomething in a coil:
盘绕,卷成卷She coiled herhairintoaneatbunontopof herhead.她把头发在头顶挽成一个利落的发髻。
Thesnakecoiled itselftightlyaroundthedeer.蛇紧紧地把鹿缠绕住。
Bending, twisting and curving
- ball up
- bendy
- bent
- bowed
- buckle
- describe
- entwine
- flex
- flexion
- flexure
- fluted
- matted
- meander
- sinuous
- torsion
- tortuously
- tortuousness
- true
- twiddly
- wring