snake

英 [sneɪk]

美 [sneɪk]

n.  蛇
v.  曲折前行; 蛇行; 蜿蜒伸展

复数：snakes　过去式：snaked　现在分词：snaking　第三人称单数：snakes　过去分词：snaked　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.5064 / COCA.3481

习惯用语

n.

a snake (in the grass)
• 阴险的人；潜伏的敌人；虚假的人
  a person who pretends to be your friend but who cannot be trusted

牛津词典

noun

• 蛇
  a reptile with a very long thin body and no legs. There are many types of snake , some of which are poisonous.
  1. a snake coiled up in the grass
     一条蛇盘在草丛里
  2. Venomous snakes spit and hiss when they are cornered.
     毒蛇在无法逃脱时会发出愤怒的呼呼咝咝的声音。

verb

• 曲折前行；蛇行；蜿蜒伸展
  to move like a snake, in long twisting curves; to go in a particular direction in long twisting curves
  1. The road snaked away into the distance.
     公路蜿蜒伸向远方。
  2. The procession snaked its way through narrow streets.
     队伍沿着狭窄的街道曲折穿行。

柯林斯词典

• 蛇
  Asnakeis a long, thin reptile without legs.
• VERB 蜿蜒而行;曲折而行
  Something thatsnakesin a particular direction goes in that direction in a line with a lot of bends.
  1. The road snaked through forested mountains...
     道路在林间蜿蜒延伸。
  2. The three-mile procession snaked its way through the richest streets of the capital.
     3 英里长的游行队伍弯弯曲曲地穿过了首都最繁华的街道。

英英释义

noun

• limbless scaly elongate reptile
  Synonym:serpentophidian
• something long, thin, and flexible that resembles a snake
• a deceitful or treacherous person
  Synonym:snake in the grass

verb

• move along a winding path
  1. The army snaked through the jungle
• move smoothly and sinuously, like a snake
• form a snake-like pattern
  1. The river snakes through the valley

双语例句

• The slow-worm is in fact not a snake but a legless lizard.
  蛇蜥其实不是蛇，而是无脚的蜥蜴。
• There's no snake known that will habitually attack human beings unless threatened with its life
  除非自己的生命受到了威胁，已知的蛇中还没有习惯性地攻击人类的。
• The snake picked up its head and stuck out its tongue which gave everyone a fright
  蛇突然昂起头，吐出芯子，每个人都吓了一跳。
• The snake slithered into the water.
  蛇滑入了水中。
• I haven't the faintest idea how to care for a snake
  我对养蛇一无所知。
• In Africa the snake is still sacred with many tribes.
  非洲许多部落仍把蛇尊为圣物。
• The adder is Britain's only venomous snake.
  蝰蛇是英国唯一的一种毒蛇。
• The snake curled up in the long grass.
  那条蛇在深草里把身子蜷做一团。
• She got a snake bite.
  她被蛇咬伤了。
• The badger and the snake had a ferocious battle in the woods.
  獾和蛇在树林里进行了一场恶斗。