coil
🇺🇸
/kɔɪl/
🇬🇧
/kɔɪl/
to wind something into circles
She carefully coiled the rope to store it neatly.
她仔細地將繩子捲成圈以便整齊存放。
a series of circles made by winding rope, wire, etc.
He made a neat coil of the garden hose.
他把花園水管整齊地捲成一圈。
one circle in a wound series
Each coil of the spring was tightly wound.
彈簧的每一圈都纏繞得很緊。
a wire wound in circles to carry electricity
The electric coil heats up when power flows through it.
當電流通過時,電線圈會發熱。
a small device placed in the uterus to prevent pregnancy
The doctor explained how the coil works to prevent pregnancy.
醫生解釋了避孕環如何防止懷孕。