snail

英 [sneɪl] 美 [sneɪl]

• n. 蜗牛

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [C] 蜗牛

   soft creature without bones or legs,but with a round shell on its back,which eats plants

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 蜗牛
2. 蜗形轮
3. 【动】蜗牛
4. 动作缓慢的人
5. 懒人
6. 【机】涡形轮
7. 肉桂面包卷
8. 蜗牛的爬行
9. 动作迟缓的人
10. 行动迟缓的人
11. 脑筋迟钝的人
12. 行动缓慢的人或动物

v. 动词

1. 缓慢移动
2. 爬行
3. 以极慢的速度前进

英英释义

Noun:

1. freshwater or marine or terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral shell

2. edible terrestrial snail usually served in the shell with a sauce of melted butter and garlic

Verb:

1. gather snails;

   "We went snailing in the summer"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. She crumbled an empty snail shell in her fingers.
   她用手指捏碎了一个空蜗牛壳。
2. The shell of a snail is its skeleton.
   蜗牛的壳是它的骨骼。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. Most snails have shells on their backs.
   大多数蜗牛背上有壳。

经典引文

• We'll have to wait for Edith. She's such a snail.

  出自：Dialect Notes

• We snailed on westward at our leisurely gait.

  出自： A. Adams

词汇搭配

• snail mail 蜗牛邮件(通过人工邮...
• snail fever 血吸虫病
• pond snail 椎实螺
• snail carp 青鱼
• snail shell 蜗牛壳
• snail wheel 蜗形轮
• snail countersink 螺旋锥口钻
• snail gland 螺状腺
• snail clover 杂集
• super snail 特慢
• field snail 田螺
• snail-paced 慢得像蜗牛的...
• at a snail's pace 极慢地

近反义词

【近义词】

• escargot (法语)食用蜗牛...

派生词

n.(名词)

• snaillike adj. 像蜗牛的