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curve

/kɜːv/ /kɝv/

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noun

弯道，弧线

A gentle bend, such as in a road.

Examples :

"You should slow down when approaching a curve."

靠近弯道时你应该减速。

way geography direction

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noun

曲线，弧线

A simple figure containing no straight portions and no angles; a curved line.

Examples :

"She scribbled a curve on the paper."

她随手在纸上画了一条弧线.

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noun

给分曲线，常态分布给分法

A grading system based on the scale of performance of a group used to normalize a right-skewed grade distribution (with more lower scores) into a bell curve, so that more can receive higher grades, regardless of their actual knowledge of the subject.

Examples :

"The teacher was nice and graded the test on a curve."

老师人很好，这次考试是按给分曲线来评分的。

education statistics system achievement mark

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noun

曲线，弧线

A continuous map from a one-dimensional space to a multidimensional space.

Examples :

"The path of the roller coaster is a curve through three-dimensional space. "

过山车的轨道是穿梭于三维空间的一条曲线。

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noun

曲线，弧线

A one-dimensional figure of non-zero length; the graph of a continuous map from a one-dimensional space.

Examples :

"The rollercoaster's curve was very steep. "

过山车的曲线非常陡峭。

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noun

曲线

An algebraic curve; a polynomial relation of the planar coordinates.

Examples :

"The graph of the equation y = x² is a simple curve. "

方程 y = x² 的图像是一条简单的代数曲线。

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noun

曲线，弧线

A one-dimensional continuum.

Examples :

"The path of the roller coaster is a smooth curve. "

过山车的轨道是一条平滑的曲线。

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noun

曲线，身段。

(usually in the plural) The attractive shape of a woman's body.

Examples :

"The models displayed a variety of curves in their poses. "

模特们在姿势中展现了各种优美的身段曲线。

body appearance sex

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verb

弯曲，使弯。

To bend; to crook.

Examples :

"to curve a line"

使一条线弯曲

appearance way action

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verb

弯曲，使弯。

To cause to swerve from a straight course.

Examples :

"to curve a ball in pitching it"

投球时投出弧线球

direction action way

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verb

弯曲，转弯

To bend or turn gradually from a given direction.

Examples :

"the road curves to the right"

道路向右弯曲。

direction way math figure

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verb

正态分布评分, 按曲线给分

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

Examples :

"The teacher will curve the test."

老师会对这次考试进行正态分布评分。

statistics education achievement

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verb

拒绝，回绝

To reject, to turn down romantic advances.

Examples :

"I was once curved three times by the same woman."

我曾经被同一个女人拒绝了三次。

attitude human emotion action

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adjective

弯曲的，弧形的。

Bent without angles; crooked; curved.

Examples :

"a curve line"

一条弯曲的线

appearance figure