snake
noun[C]
uk/sneɪk/us/sneɪk/A2
areptilewith alongbodyand nolegs:
蛇He'sterrifiedof beingbittenby a snake.他很害怕被蛇咬。
a snakebite蛇咬
snakevenom蛇毒
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a snake (in the grass)
anunpleasantpersonwho cannot betrusted
阴险小人，暗藏的敌人- The snakecoileditselftightlyaround thedeer.
- Shewatchedthe snakeslitheraway.
Reptile & amphibian names
- adder
- alligator
- amphibia
- amphibian
- anaconda
- chameleon
- cobra
- constrictor
- crocodile
- frog
- lizard
- loggerhead
- mamba
- monitor lizard
- newt
- skink
- slowworm
- spring peeper
- terrapin
- toad
snake
verb[Iusually+ adv/prep]
uk/sneɪk/us/sneɪk/tomovealong aroutethatincludesa lot oftwistsorbends:
蜿蜓伸展Theriversnakes through some of the mostspectacularcountrysidein France.这条河蜿蜒穿过法国一些最美丽的乡村地区。
Thequeueforticketssnaked all the way around theblock.买票的队伍弯弯曲曲地排满了这个街区。
Bending, twisting and curving
- ball up
- bendy
- bent
- bowed
- buckle
- crook
- entwine
- flex
- flexion
- flexure
- fluted
- matted
- meander
- sinuous
- tortuously
- tortuousness
- true
- twiddly
- twine
- wring
Idiom
snakeitsway