| 单词 | serpent |
| 释义 | serpent noun[C] old useuk/ˈsɜː.pənt/us/ˈsɝː.pənt/asnake 蛇Reptile & amphibian names
serpent| American Dictionaryserpent noun[C] us/ˈsɜr·pənt/asnake Examplesofserpentserpent The foamy wavelets curled up to her white feet, and coiled like serpents about her ankles. From theCambridge English Corpus The figure with theserpent-turban is prominent in those scenes to the left of center. From theCambridge English Corpus These idols wore thick gold serpents, and for necklaces some ten or twelve human hear ts made of gold. From theCambridge English Corpus In cer tain examples, the serpents differ iconographically. From theCambridge English Corpus The chants include improvised organ interludes, and aserpentis used both to accompany the singers and to ornament the chant. From theCambridge English Corpus One is a mythological bird with the head of a featheredserpentin the wing. From theCambridge English Corpus When the sailor is rescued, theserpentpresents him with many gifts to take back with him. From theCambridge English Corpus The movement withers into silence, having 'eaten itself ' like the mythicalserpent. From theCambridge English Corpus In addition to this being, earspool breath elements can also appear asserpentheads. From theCambridge English Corpus Decoration on eachserpenttemple depicts mythological scenes signifying creation events and warning of inevitable cosmic destruction. From theCambridge English Corpus He faces a seated figure, possibly bearded, wearing the twin heron-feather headdress and from behind whom a featheredserpentrises. From theCambridge English Corpus The serpents disentangle and go off in different directions. From theCambridge English Corpus As cardinal places, the fiveserpenttemples defined the boundaries of the most sacred space. From theCambridge English Corpus At the base of the cross-section of a temple lies the open mouth of aserpent, symbolizing a cave, flowing with blood and water. From theCambridge English Corpus Both pyramids originally had a nor th-facing temple with twin columns in the form of feathered serpents. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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