Читаем Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary полностью

5

adjective + cure : magic, quick

cu re-all (cure-alls ) N‑COUNT A cure-all is something that is believed, usually wrongly, to be able to solve all the problems someone or something has, or to cure a wide range of illnesses. □ [+ for ] The introduction of market discipline to the economy was not a magic cure-all.

cur|few /kɜː ^r fjuː/ (curfews ) N‑VAR A curfew is a law stating that people must stay inside their houses after a particular time at night, for example during a war. □  The village was placed under curfew. □  Crowds of people defied the curfew to celebrate on the streets.

cu|rio /kjʊə rioʊ/ (curios ) N‑COUNT A curio is an object such as a small ornament which is unusual and fairly rare. □  …Oriental curios. □  …antique and curio shops.

cu|ri|os|ity /kjʊə riɒ s I ti/ (curiosities )

1 N‑UNCOUNT Curiosity is a desire to know about something. □  Ryle accepted more out of curiosity than anything else. □  To satisfy our own curiosity we traveled to Baltimore.

2 N‑COUNT A curiosity is something that is unusual, interesting, and fairly rare. □  There is much to see in the way of castles, curiosities, and museums.

cu|ri|ous ◆◇◇ /kjʊə riəs/

1 ADJ [usu v-link ADJ ] If you are curious about something, you are interested in it and want to know more about it. □ [+ about ] Steve was intensely curious about the world I came from. □  …a group of curious villagers. ●  cu|ri|ous|ly ADV [ADV after v] □  The woman in the shop had looked at them curiously.

2 ADJ If you describe something as curious , you mean that it is unusual or difficult to understand. □  The pageant promises to be a curious mixture of the ancient and modern. □  The naval high command's response to these developments is rather curious. ●  cu|ri|ous|ly ADV [ADV adj] □  Harry was curiously silent through all this.

curl /kɜː ^r l/ (curls , curling , curled )

1 N‑COUNT If you have curls , your hair is in the form of tight curves and spirals. □  …the little girl with blonde curls.

2 N‑UNCOUNT If your hair has curl , it is full of curls. □  Dry curly hair naturally for maximum curl and shine.

3 VERB If your hair curls or if you curl it, it is full of curls. □ [V ] She has hair that refuses to curl. □ [V n] Maria had curled her hair for the event. □ [V -ed] Afro hair is short and tightly curled.

4 N‑COUNT A curl of something is a piece or quantity of it that is curved or spiral in shape. □ [+ of ] A thin curl of smoke rose from a rusty stove. □ [+ of ] …curls of lemon peel.

5 VERB If your toes, fingers, or other parts of your body curl , or if you curl them, they form a curved or round shape. □ [V prep/adv] His fingers curled gently round her wrist. □ [V n] Raise one foot, curl the toes and point the foot downwards. □ [V -ed] She sat with her legs curled under her. [Also V , V n prep/adv]

6 VERB If something curls somewhere, or if you curl it there, it moves there in a spiral or curve. □ [V prep/adv] Smoke was curling up the chimney. □ [V n prep/adv] He curled the ball into the net.