curl up

(使)蜷曲； 卷起； 撅起(嘴唇等)

verb

1. shape one's body into a curl

e.g. She curled farther down under the covers
She fell and drew in

Synonym: curldraw in

1. -> see curl 7;8

Since the collapse of its empire, it has occasionally wanted to curl up and hide.(自从大英帝国落败，英国总是时不时地想要蜷缩着躲起来。)

I like to curl up with a story book.(我喜欢蜷着身子躺着看故事书。)

Sometimes while watching his flock, he would curl up in a quiet corner and go off to sleep.(有时在放羊的时候，他会蜷缩在一个安静的角落里打个盹儿。)

You can curl up in an armchair, or in bed, with a good book.(你可以蜷缩在扶手椅或床上，读一本好书。)

Why not rent it out, curl up on the sofa and enjoy the company?(何不租下它一张碟，两个人一起蜷在沙发上看呢？)

Curl up in the fetal position, she spoons.(在胎儿的位置，她会用勺子。)

Gerard had never touched a rat in his life, let alone allowed one to curl up and sleep in the weave of his sweater.(杰拉德一辈子从来没碰过老鼠，更不必说让一只老鼠蜷缩在他的毛衣里睡大觉了。)

A blow to the stomach made him curl up.(他腹部受到一击而直不起腰来。)

Who wants to curl up in a chair with "Red Bull - it gives you wings"?(谁想曲座在椅子上读书时，看见”红牛，给你一双翅膀。“的广告。)

And the way I feel, I wanna curl up like a child.(和我的感觉，我想卷毛像孩子一样了。)