curl up

体を丸める、丸くなる

楽に、または安心して休むため、脚を体に引き寄せて座るか横になる。

やさしい英語で： To sit or lie with your legs drawn close to your body, often to feel comfortable or safe.

• The cat curled up beside me.
• I like to curl up in bed with a book.
• He curled up under a blanket and fell asleep.

使い方： curl up with something (She curled up with a book.); curl up on/in something (The cat curled up on my lap.)

類義語： snuggle up

反対語： stretch out

よく使う表現： curl up in bed, curl up with someone

とぐろを巻く、縮れる

きつく丸まる、または小さくなってしわが寄る。

やさしい英語で： To bend into a tight round shape or become smaller and wrinkled.

• Dry leaves curl up.
• The paper curled up near the hot lamp.
• The snake curled up beneath a rock.

類義語： coil, shrivel

反対語： uncoil

よく使う表現： curl up at edges, curl up when dry

カールする、巻き毛になる

特に髪が、小さな輪や曲線の形になる。

やさしい英語で： To develop small round or curved shapes, especially in hair.

• My hair curls up in the rain.
• The ends curled up as her hair dried.
• Does your hair curl up when it gets damp?

類義語： curl

反対語： straighten

よく使う表現： curl up naturally, curl up in humidity

カールさせる、巻く

髪などを巻いて、小さな輪や曲線の形にする。

やさしい英語で： To make hair or another material form small round or curved shapes.

• Curl up the ends of your hair.
• The stylist curled up her hair for the wedding.
• You can curl up the ribbon with scissors.

使い方： curl something up (She curled the ends up with a heated brush.)

類義語： curl

反対語： straighten

よく使う表現： curl up hair, curl up the ends

巻く、縮ませる

物をきつく丸める、または小さくしわの寄った状態にする。

やさしい英語で： To bend something into a tight round shape or make it smaller and wrinkled.

• Curl up the rope neatly.
• He curled up a strip of paper between his fingers.
• She curled the thin wire up into a small ring.

使い方： curl something up (Curl the wire up before putting it away.)

類義語： coil, roll up

反対語： uncoil

よく使う表現： curl up a wire, curl up a rope