coiled spring

基本解釋

A coiled spring forms a spiral.
一條卷起來的彈簧形成一個(gè)螺旋形。
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He chuckled, said, "Very convincing, " and then suddenly sank into a crouch, his muscles coiled like a spring.
他咯咯地笑著說，“很有說服力，”然后突然蹲伏下來，他的肌肉就像個(gè)收緊的彈簧。
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Stocky and tough-looking (his face bears the legacy of a car accident at 18, which required extensive plastic surgery), Sorrell is a coiled spring – restlessly shifting while we talk.
索雷爾體格敦實(shí)、面目懾人（他的臉因?yàn)?8歲時(shí)的一次車禍，留下了大量整形手術(shù)的痕跡），像一根彈簧——說話時(shí)不斷屈伸變易著。

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