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N-COUNT
曲線;弧線
A curve is a smooth, gradually bending line, for example part of the edge of a circle.
例句
...the curve of his lips.
他嘴唇的曲線
...a curve in the road.
道路的轉彎
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V-ERG
(使)彎曲;(使)呈曲線形
If something curves, or if someone or something curves it, it has the shape of a curve.
例句
Her spine curved...
她的脊柱彎曲了。
The track curved away below him.
他腳下的小徑蜿蜒地伸向遠方。
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VERB
沿曲線運動
If something curves, it moves in a curve, for example through the air.
例句
The ball curved strangely in the air.
球在空中劃出一道奇異的弧線。
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(尤指用圖表表示的)曲線變化
You can refer to a change in something as a particular curve, especially when it is represented on a graph.
例句
Each firm will face a downward-sloping demand curve...
每一家企業都將面臨需求曲線的下滑。
Was it just a temporary blip on an otherwise healthy growth curve?
這是否是原本良好的增長曲線中暫時的偏離？
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PHRASE
使驚奇;使感到意外;給…出難題
If someone throws you a curve or if they throw you a curve ball, they surprise you by doing something you do not expect.
例句
At the last minute, I threw them a curve ball by saying, 'We're going to bring spouses'.
在最后一刻，我給他們出了一個難題，說：“我們要帶家屬來。”