snail
[sneil]
n. 蜗牛
例句与用法:
I can't bear him; he does everything at a snail's pace.
我真受不了他,他做什么事都磨磨蹭蹭。
The boy does his work at a snail's pace.
小男孩慢吞吞地做作业。
词形变化:
形容词: snaggy | 动词过去式: snagged | 动词过去分词: snagged | 动词现在分词: snagging | 动词第三人称单数: snags |
n.[C]
1. 蜗牛
2. 动作迟缓的人(或动物)
That janitor is a snail who never gets things done.
那个照管房屋的人动作慢吞吞的, 什么事也做不成。
3. 蜗形轮(=snail wheel)
短语词组:
at a snail's pace
1. 非常缓慢地
Government organizations dealt with housing problems at a snail's pace.
政府机构对住房问题处理得十分缓慢。
snail
名词复数:snails
词形变化:
形容词: snaggy | 动词过去式: snagged | 动词过去分词: snagged | 动词现在分词: snagging | 动词第三人称单数: snags |
snail[sneil]n.1.■【动物】2.■腹足纲(Gastropoda)软体动物3.■蜗牛(Liguus fasciatus)4.■蜗牛形的东西;蜗牛状凸枪5.■行动迟缓(或懒惰)的人(或动物)6.■= snail wheel7.■[美国俚语] 蜗形甜面包vt.1.■使成蜗纹;使有蜗纹:to snail a cam把凸轮车出蜗纹2.■缓慢地进行vi.1.■缓慢移动;慢慢行动:to snail about in the shop在商店里缓慢地闲逛
snailsnail[sneil]n.1.■【动】蜗牛2.■动作缓慢的人[动物], 懒人3.■【机】蜗形轮4.■[美]肉桂面包卷snail wheel涡形轮
词性变化snailvt.1.■清除(园圃等处的)蜗牛vi.1.■捉蜗牛; 缓慢移动The train snailed up the steep grade.火车蜗牛一般地慢慢爬上陡坡。
继承用法snail-paced,snail-slowadj.1.■象蜗牛一样慢的snailedadj.1.■蜗形的snaillike[ˈsneɪllaɪk]adj.snaillishadj.snailyadj.
noun
- a mollusc with a single spiral shell into which the whole body can be withdrawn
蜗牛 - Most orders in the class Gastropoda
腹足纲中大多数目
snail-like
adjective
语源
- Old English snæg(e)l, of Germanic origin; related to German Schnecke
snail
名词 snail:
freshwater or marine or terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral shell
edible terrestrial snail usually served in the shell with a sauce of melted butter and garlic
同义词:escargot
动词 snail:
gather snails
snail
■"Yas'm," said Prissy and, turning, sauntered down the walk at snail's gait.
"是的,太太,"百里茜说着就转身慢腾腾地像蜗牛似地朝车道上走去。
■Do you remember me?@ said the snail.
“你还记得我吗?”蜗牛说。
■"Bye-bye, mother!" Little snail jumped bravely, and left his house for the first time.
“再见,妈妈!”小蜗牛勇敢地一跃,第一次离开了家。
■"You have led a very easy life,"remarked the snail.
“您过的是一种很舒服的日子。”蜗牛说道。
■I will come down to talk to you in a moment,@ replied the snail.
“我一会儿就下来和你说话,”蜗牛回答。
■I can only move very slowly because I am only a snail.
“我只能慢吞吞地移动,因为我只是一只蜗牛。”
■Now how can I help you?@ asked the snail.
“现在有什么我可以帮你的吗?”蜗牛问。
■"Now how can I help you?" asked the snail.
“现在有什么我可以帮你的吗?”蜗牛问。
■You are very kind, Pinocchio,@ said the snail.
“皮诺奇,你人真好,”蜗牛说。
■Here is the money you gave to the snail to buy medicine for me.
“这些是你给蜗牛替我买药的钱。”
■Some tributaries are on the brink of extinction, even a snail, another imminent.
一些支流中连螺蛳都濒临绝迹了,治污迫在眉睫。
■An edible snail, especially one prepared as an appetizer or entr闲.
一种开胃食品,作为一顿饭的第一道菜供应。
■Shanghai seemed to expect every newcomer to bring his own house with him the way a snail carries its shell.
上海仿佛希望每个新来的人都像只戴壳的蜗牛,随身带着宿舍。
■Meanwhile, Congress had also become involved in the fate of the snail darter.
与此同时,国会也卷入了有关蜗牛镖命运的纠纷之中。
■More than two hours had passed by, but the snail did not reappear.
两个多小时过去了,但那只蜗牛却没有再出现。
■Then, the snail climbed onto the rabbit's back difficultly. He hold her hair tightly and Mother Rabbit began to run.
于是,蜗牛艰难地爬到兔子的背上,紧紧地拉住兔毛。兔妈妈开始奔跑了。
■With this the snail withdrew into his house and blocked up the entrance.
于是蜗牛就缩回到自己的屋子里,带上了门。
■The lark's on the wing, the snail's on the horn.
云雀在空中飞翔,蜗牛伸出触角爬行。
■Then turn not pale, beloved snail, but come and join the dance.
亲爱的蜗牛,不要害怕,赶快去把舞会参加。
■Mike: Any snail mail for me today?
今天有要给我的邮件吗?
■From 1957 on they grew at a snail's pace.
从一九五七年起,我们生产力的发展非常缓慢。
■I have never been able to look at a snail since then.
从那以后,我再也不能看一眼蜗牛了。
■They did the project at a snail's pace and only half of it finished when the dead line came.
他们的工程做得很慢,截止日期到了,但是只完成了一半。
■He looked down and saw a snail.
他低头一看,看到了一只蜗牛。
■He does anything at at a snail's pace.He is really a slowcoach.
他做什么事情都慢吞吞地,真是个名副其实的慢性子。
■On his cheek, dull and bloodless, a soft stain of ink lay, dateshaped, recent and damp as a snail's bed.
他那灰暗而毫无血色的脸蛋儿上,沾了块淡淡的枣子形墨水渍,刚刚抹上去,还湿润得像蜗牛窝似的。
■The donkey on which he was riding moved at a snail's gallop.
他骑的驴子慢如蜗牛。
■The cacti are my poor friends, the little snail said to himself.
仙人掌是我可怜的朋友,小蜗牛对自己说。
■Can you do it more quickly? Why you are always at a snail's pace?
你可以快点做吗?总是慢吞吞的。
■Can you snail mail it to me?
你可以用邮寄的方式寄给我吗?
■Everyone is so busy nowadays, no one seems to have time to write snail mail anymore.
你说得一点不错。大家都很忙,没有多少人还会坐在那儿写信。邮局里送来的邮件不是账单,就是广告。这些也能叫做snail mail吗?
■You walk as slow as a snail.
你走得跟蜗牛一样慢。
■There are only two creatures,@ says a proverb, @who can surmount the pyramids--the eagle and the snail.
俗话说:“能登上金字塔的生物只有两种?雄鹰与蜗牛。”
■"There are only two creatures," says a proverb, "who can surmount the pyramids-the eagle and the snail.
俗语曰:“能登上金字塔的生命,只有两种------飞翔的鹰和坚忍的蜗牛。”
■But for her the race of the world would have trampled him under foot, a squashed boneless snail.
倘非有她,在这谁也不让谁的世间,他早就被脚踩得烂成一摊无骨的蜗牛浆了。
■Time moved at a snail's pace before the holiday.
假期之前时间过得非常缓慢。
■Imitate the snail in deliberation, the bird in execution.
像蜗牛一样谨慎,像鸟儿一样敏捷。
■The rabbit was really in the hole. At the first sight the snail saw the long legs dangling on the edge of the bed.
兔子真的是在洞里,蜗牛第一眼就看到了那双长腿,正无力地耷拉在床脚上。
■The bus crept on like a snail.
公交车像蜗牛般缓慢行进。
■After several attacks, the snail is paralyzed and can be eaten at leisure.
几个回合过后,蜗牛疲惫不堪,只能乖乖被吃掉了。
■Other companies including Kingsoft and Snail Game are also exploring the international market.
包括金山、游戏蜗牛在内的其它网游公司也致力于海外市场的开发。
■Carl : You walk as slowly as a snail.
卡尔:你走得跟蜗牛一样慢。
■After another three hours, the snail returned with a tray full of food.
又过了三个小时,蜗牛带着一个装满食物的盘子回来。
■But the body is still thin with wrinkles. The little snail cannot think too muck, for he will go to send the message.
可是身体还是那么干瘦,上面布满了皱纹。小蜗牛管不了太多,他要去送信。
■The latter is like a snail's conch, the expressive shell of the organism once dwelling within it.
后者就像是蜗牛的贝壳,那富有表现力的外壳曾有生命居住其中。
■Ah, the mark on the wall! It was a snail.
哦,墙上的斑点!那是一只蜗牛。
■The train went at snail's pace because of engineering works on the line.
因为铁路线上有工程任务,所以火车开得很慢。
■The traffic, held up by the fog, was moving at snail's pace.
因雾受阻,车辆行驶缓慢,像蜗牛爬行。
■Fig3. A big chopper is needed to open Weiwu's snail mails for they are sealed with strong parcel tape.
图三:魏武经常用最结实的封箱胶带封信封口,我想收信者没有一把好刀是肯定看不到信的内容的。
■In the country of numerous edible snail, french snail has name most.
在众多食用蜗牛的国家中,法国蜗牛最有名气。
at a snail's pace
1. 非常缓慢地
Government organizations dealt with housing problems at a snail's pace.
政府机构对住房问题处理得十分缓慢。
习惯用语(as) slow as a snail1.■慢如蜗牛特殊用法edible snail1.■食用蜗牛land snail1.■蜗牛mystery snail1.■神秘螺