snail
(sneɪl )
Word forms: snails
1. countable noun
A snail is a small animal with a long, soft body, no legs, and a spiral-shaped shell. Snails move very slowly.
2. at a snail's pace phrase
If you say that someone does something at 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. [emphasis]
The train was moving now at a snail's pace.
The economy grew at a snail's pace in the first three months of this year.
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Translations:
Chinese: 蜗牛
Japanese: カタツムリ
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