coil
coil — 名詞
1. a rounded shape produced when a lengthy, bendable material such as string, cable
盤；卷
繞成環狀的繩索或頭髮
a rounded shape produced when a lengthy, bendable material such as string, cable, or strands of hair is turned around and around to form stacked rings
Ravi wound the climbing rope into a neat coil before storing it in the shed.
Ravi 小心地把攀岩繩繞成整整齊齊的一盤，收到儲藏室裡。
coil + into + neat — typical pattern for storing
A thick coil of black hair fell loose from the woman's bun during the dance.
跳舞時，一綹濃密的黑髮從那女人的髮髻中鬆散垂落。
coil of + hair — common collocation
The electrician pulled a long coil of copper wire from his toolbox.
水電工從工具箱裡拉出一長卷銅線。
Priya's silver necklace lay in a tangled coil on the bathroom floor.
Priya 的銀項鍊亂七八糟地纏成一圈，掉在浴室地板上。
用法筆記
Countable noun. Often followed by 'of + material' (e.g. a coil of rope, a coil of wire). Frequently used with verbs like 'wind into', 'form into', or 'lie in'.
常見錯誤
2. a looped piece of wire that carries electric current or produces a magnetic forc
線圈
纏繞的導電金屬線
a looped piece of wire that carries electric current or produces a magnetic force as part of an electrical device
The ignition coil in Theo's car failed, so the engine would not start.
Theo 車上的點火線圈壞了，所以引擎無法發動。
ignition coil — car part collocation
Yara watched the induction coil in the physics lab generate a powerful spark across the gap.
Yara 在物理實驗室裡看著感應線圈在間隙之間產生一道強烈的火花。
induction coil — technical term
Dr. Okafor explained how a copper coil produces magnetic force when electricity passes through it.
Okafor 醫生解釋了銅線圈在通電時如何產生磁力。
The electrician replaced the damaged coil in the transformer.
水電工更換了變壓器裡損壞的線圈。
用法筆記
Countable noun. Common in compound nouns such as 'ignition coil', 'induction coil', and 'voice coil'. The material is usually copper wire.
常見錯誤
3. a small object made of plastic or metal that is fitted into the uterus and preve
避孕器
子宮內避孕裝置
a small object made of plastic or metal that is fitted into the uterus and prevents pregnancy
The doctor discussed the coil as a long-term birth control option with Leila.
醫生向 Leila 說明避孕器可以作為一種長期的避孕選擇。
the coil — definite article for a specific medical device
Hana's doctor recommended a hormonal coil when she complained about her painful periods at the clinic.
Hana 因為經痛去診所看醫生，醫生建議她使用荷爾蒙避孕器。
hormonal coil — adjective specifying type
Nadia decided to have a coil fitted after her second child was born.
Nadia 在第二個孩子出生後，決定去裝避孕器。
At the city health clinic, Nurse Ines showed Beatriz how the copper coil prevents pregnancy without hormones.
在市立健康診所，Ines 護理師向 Beatriz 說明銅製避孕器如何在不使用荷爾蒙的情況下避孕。
- IUD
the clinical abbreviation for intrauterine device, preferred in medical settings
- intrauterine device
the full medical term, more formal than 'coil'
用法筆記
Often referred to with 'have/get a coil fitted/inserted/removed'. Also called an IUD or intrauterine device. The types are hormonal (releasing progestogen) or copper (non-hormonal).
常見錯誤
coil — 動詞
1. to wind something long and flexible repeatedly around itself or around another o
纏繞
繞成環形或螺旋形
to wind something long and flexible repeatedly around itself or around another object, forming circles or loops
Yusuf coiled the garden hose neatly on the hook after watering the plants.
Yusuf 澆完花後，把澆水用的軟管整整齊齊地繞在掛鉤上。
coil + object + adverb + preposition — transitive pattern
The snake coiled itself around the branch and watched the ground below.
那條蛇纏繞在樹枝上，盯著地面一動不動。
coil + reflexive pronoun + around — reflexive pattern
Aiko coiled her long hair into a tight bun before the dance class.
Aiko 在上舞蹈課之前，把長髮盤成一個緊緊的髮髻。
Smoke from the campfire coiled slowly upward into the evening sky.
營火的煙霧緩緩盤旋而上，飄向傍晚的天空。
- uncoil
to straighten something that was coiled
文法句型
coil + object + around/into
coil + (intransitive: around/through)
用法筆記
Can be used transitively (coil something) or intransitively (something coils). The reflexive form 'coil itself' is common for living creatures. Subject for the intransitive sense is often a natural phenomenon (smoke, mist, fog) or an animal.