snails

英 [sneɪlz]

美 [sneɪlz]

n.  蜗牛
snail的复数

柯林斯词典

• 蜗牛
  Asnailis a small animal with a long, soft body, no legs, and a spiral-shaped shell. Snails move very slowly.
• PHRASE 慢吞吞地;缓慢地
  If you say that someone does somethingat a snail's pace, you are emphasizing that they are doing it very slowly, usually when you think it would be better if they did it much more quickly.
  1. The train was moving now at a snail's pace...
     火车这会儿走得跟蜗牛一样慢。
  2. The economy grew at a snail's pace in the first three months of this year.
     今年第一季度经济增速缓慢。

双语例句

• Snails can sleep for 3 years.
  蜗牛一觉能睡3年。
• Humans become infected when they enter fresh water where the snails live.
  当人们接触了蜗牛生活的淡水时，便被感染。
• Invertebrates, such as snails, can also be killed if the amount of copper is sufficient.
  无脊椎动物，如蜗牛，也被杀死，如果铜的金额就足够了。
• They live by gathering shellfish and snails.
  他们靠采集贝类和蜗牛为主。
• Walrus feed on clams, snails and other bottom dwellers.
  海象以蛤蜊、蜗牛和其他海底生物为食。
• One of the chief edible snails.
  主要食用蜗牛的一种。
• Many animals are illegal to own as pets, including snails, sloths, and elephants.
  许多动物包括蜗牛、树懒和象被养做宠物是违法。
• This is because frogs catch mainly soft animals like worms and snails.
  这是因为青蛙的捕食对象主要是软体动物，比如蠕虫和蜗牛。
• The snails are no larger than one centimetre across.
  这些蜗牛体宽不超过1厘米。
• Slugs and snails feed at night.
  蛞蝓和蜗牛夜间进食。