英语词汇“sinuous”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

sinuoussin‧u‧ous /ˈsɪnjuəs/ adjective

WORD ORIGINsinuous

Origin:

1500-1600 Latin sinuosus, from sinus; ➔ SINUS

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

a tree with sinuous branches
I watched the sinuous movements of her head and arms.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

And into the silence, sinuous and pin-clear, the first few notes of a flute concerto.
Blood appears, a shining dark sinuous presence.
Consequently, fashionable women of 1910 could wear flowing, sinuous shapes in dramatic hues.
In the valley that roughly parallels the road and the stream is a very long, sinuous, and narrow hill.
It became imperative that he take hold of the bottom rung of the sinuous ladder, which he did.
Matta's game had had something like a worm, a maggot, carved on the box - something fat and sinuous.
On the evidence here, they wrote sinuous miniatures, marked by exotic rhythms and almost completely irresistible.
So I come to meet her, equipped with three sets of sinuous arms and flashing hands.

1moving with smooth twists and turns, like a snake:

the sinuous grace of a cat2with many smooth twists and turns:

They followed the sinuous trail deep into the mountains.—sinuously adverb

单词	sinuous
释义	sinuoussin‧u‧ous /ˈsɪnjuəs/ adjective Word Origin WORD ORIGINsinuous Origin: 1500-1600 Latin sinuosus, from sinus; ➔ SINUS Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES a tree with sinuous branches I watched the sinuous movements of her head and arms. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS And into the silence, sinuous and pin-clear, the first few notes of a flute concerto. Blood appears, a shining dark sinuous presence. Consequently, fashionable women of 1910 could wear flowing, sinuous shapes in dramatic hues. In the valley that roughly parallels the road and the stream is a very long, sinuous, and narrow hill. It became imperative that he take hold of the bottom rung of the sinuous ladder, which he did. Matta's game had had something like a worm, a maggot, carved on the box - something fat and sinuous. On the evidence here, they wrote sinuous miniatures, marked by exotic rhythms and almost completely irresistible. So I come to meet her, equipped with three sets of sinuous arms and flashing hands. 1moving with smooth twists and turns, like a snake: the sinuous grace of a cat2with many smooth twists and turns: They followed the sinuous trail deep into the mountains.—sinuously adverb
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