snail

snail [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

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词性变化

snail vt.

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。

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继承用法

snail-paced,snail-slow adj.

1. ■ 象蜗牛一样慢的

snailed adj.

1. ■ 蜗形的

snaillike [ˈsneɪllaɪk] adj. snaillish adj. snaily adj.

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习惯用语

(as) slow as a snail

1. ■ 慢如蜗牛

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特殊用法

edible snail

1. ■ 食用蜗牛

land snail

1. ■ 蜗牛

mystery snail

1. ■ 神秘螺