coil
[kɔɪl] verb intransitive or transitive
■to arrange something in a coil 盘绕，卷成卷状•She coiled her hair into a neat bun on top of her head.她把头发在头顶挽成一个俐落的发髻。 •[R] The snake coiled itself tightly around the deer.蛇紧紧地把鹿缠住。
[kɔɪl] noun countable
CIRCLE 圆圈
■a length of rope, hair or wire, arranged into a series of circles, one above the other （绳索、头发或电线的）卷，圈，盘•A coil of rope lay on the beach.海滩上放着一圈绳子。 •figurative A coil of thick blue smoke rose up from his pipe.一圈蓝色的浓烟从他的烟斗里冒了出来。 ■specialized
■a twisted length of wire through which an electric current travels （电）线圈
[kɔɪl] noun countable
MEDICAL 医学的 UK informal
■an IUD (= a medical device to stop a woman becoming pregnant) 子宫环 |