furl

furl
verb
  1. [with obj.]roll or fold up and secure neatly (a flag, sail, umbrella, or other piece of fabric)
    卷起，收卷，收拢，拉拢（旗、帆、伞或其他织物）
    the flag was tightly furled.
    旗被紧紧地收卷。
    [as adj. furled]a furled umbrella.
    被收拢的雨伞。
    ■[no obj.](poetic/literary)become rolled up; curl
    (诗/文)卷起；蜷曲
    [as adj. furled]the plant sends up cones of furled leaves.
    这种植物长出卷拢成圆锥形的叶片。
派生
furlable
adjective
语源
  1. late 16th cent.: from French ferler, from Old French fer, ferm 'firm' + lier 'bind' (from Latin ligare)
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