English Dictionary

curve

IPA（発音記号）

/kɜːv/

動詞

他動詞 自動詞

(transitive) To bend; to crook. / (transitive) To cause to swerve from a straight course. / (intransitive) To bend or turn gradually from a given direction.

日本語の意味

（他動詞）物体を曲げる、湾曲させる / （他動詞）直線から逸らして曲げる / （自動詞）徐々に曲がる、曲線を描く

The sculptor will curve the metal into a graceful arc.

彫刻家は金属を優雅な弧に曲げるでしょう。

意味（1）

(transitive) To bend; to crook.

to curve a line

意味（2）

(transitive) To cause to swerve from a straight course.

to curve a ball in pitching it

意味（3）

(intransitive) To bend or turn gradually from a given direction.

the road curves to the right

意味（4）

(transitive) To grade on a curve (bell curve of a normal distribution).

The teacher will curve the test.

意味（5）

(transitive) (slang) To reject, to turn down romantic advances.

I was once curved three times by the same woman.

curves （ present singular third-person ）

curving （ participle present ）

curved （ participle past ）

curved （ past ）