Coiled is the -ed form of coil: to wind something into a series of rings, or to be wound that way.

Coiled is the -ed form of coil:Coiled是coil的-ed形式，意思是 to wind something into a series of rings把東西繞成一圈一圈的 or或 to be wound that way本身被那樣繞起來。

A rope can be coiled on the deck; a snake can lie coiled on a rock; a spring is a coiled piece of metal. You can coil something (wind it) or it can coil itself (a snake, a cable with a mind of its own).

A rope can be一條繩子可以 coiled捲 on the deck在甲板上; a snake can lie一條蛇可以 coiled盤 on a rock在石頭上; a spring is彈簧是 a coiled piece of metal一段捲繞的金屬。 You can coil something你可以把某樣東西捲起來 (wind it)（把它繞起來） or it can coil itself或它自己會捲起來 (a snake, a cable with a mind of its own)（像蛇，或像有自己想法的電線）。

As an adjective, coiled describes the shape that is left: round and round, not straight. People also say coiled up, especially for a body pulled into a tight spiral, ready to rest or to jump. It is a physical picture first.

As an adjective,當形容詞用時, coiled describes the shape that is leftcoiled講的是留下來的形狀: round and round, not straight一圈又一圈，不是直的。 People also say coiled up,大家也會說coiled up（捲成一團）， especially for a body pulled into a tight spiral,特別是身體縮成緊緊的一團時， ready to rest or to jump準備要休息或跳起來。 It is a physical picture first.它首先是一個實際的畫面。

Writers sometimes stretch it to a person coiled with anger — tight, wound, ready to spring — but the home meaning is still those rings.

Writers sometimes stretch it作家有時候會把它延伸 to a person coiled with anger用在一個因憤怒而緊繃coiled的人身上 — tight, wound, ready to spring —──緊繃、上緊發條、隨時要彈出去── but the home meaning is still those rings但它本來的意思還是那些圈圈。