(每日一词)coil

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Coil  /kɔɪl/ n. (绳索、头发或电线的)卷,圈,盘;子宫节育环; (电)线圈 v. 盘绕,卷成卷


meaning 1: a length of rope, hair, or wire, arranged into a series of circles, one above the other

meaning 2: an UID (= a medical device to stop a woman becoming pregnant) 

meaning 3: a twisted length of wire through which an electric current travels 

meaning 4: to arrange something in a coil 



对比:coil—soil (c 圈)


e.g. The snake coiled itself tightly around the deer. 蛇紧紧地把鹿缠绕住。



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