“使卷缩”常见的英文表达可以是 “make curl up” 或 “cause to shrink and curl” ,具体使用哪个取决于语境和想要强调的侧重点:
make curl up:侧重于描述使某物(如头发、纸张边缘等)呈现卷曲的状态 。例如:The heat from the fire made the edges of the paper curl up.(火的热量使纸的边缘卷缩起来。)
cause to shrink and curl:更强调先引发收缩,进而导致卷缩这一系列过程,适用于描述物体因某种因素(如温度、湿度变化等)而发生形态变化的情况。例如:The sudden drop in temperature caused the leaves to shrink and curl.(气温骤降导致树叶收缩卷缩。)