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(绳子、金属丝等绕成的)卷，圈
A coil of rope or wire is a length of it that has been wound into a series of loops.
例句
Tod shook his head angrily and slung the coil of rope over his shoulder...
托德气愤地摇了摇头，然后把那卷绳子往肩上一搭。
The steel arrives at the factory in coils.
钢材被成卷地运到工厂。
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一卷;一圈
A coil is one loop in a series of loops.
例句
Pythons kill by tightening their coils so that their victim cannot breathe.
大蟒蛇紧紧盘绕猎物使之无法呼吸，从而杀死猎物。
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(电路的)线圈
A coil is a thick spiral of wire through which an electrical current passes.
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(汽车发动机的)盘管
In a vehicle, the coil is the part on a petrol engine that sends electricity to the spark plugs.
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子宫节育环;避孕环
The coil is a contraceptive device used by women. It is fitted inside a woman's womb, usually for several months or years.
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卷;盘绕
If you coil something, you wind it into a series of loops or into the shape of a ring. If it coils around something, it forms loops or a ring.
例句
He turned off the water and began to coil the hose...
他关掉水龙头，开始盘水管。
Louisa was dancing, spinning by herself, her skirt flying out and coiling around her feet...
路易莎打着圈儿翩翩起舞，裙摆时而肆意飞扬，时而盘绕脚边。