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

　

单词	snail
释义	Trends of snail View usage for: snail (sneɪl) Word forms: plural 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. See at a snail's pace snail in British English (sneɪl) noun 1. any of numerous terrestrial or freshwater gastropod molluscs with a spirally coiled shell, esp any of the family Helicidae, such as Helix aspersa (garden snail) 2. any other gastropod with a spirally coiled shell, such as a whelk 3. a slow-moving or lazy person or animal Derived forms snail-like (ˈsnail-ˌlike) adjective Word origin Old English snægl; related to Old Norse snigill, Old High German snecko snail in American English (sneɪl) noun 1. any of a large number of slow-moving gastropods living on land or in water and havinga spiral protective shell: some kinds are used as food 2. any lazy, slow-moving person or animal Derived forms snaillike (ˈsnailˌlike) adjective Word origin ME snaile < OE snægl, akin to Ger dial. schnägel, ON snigill < IE base sneg-, to creep > snake, sneak Image of snail © Aleksandar Grozdanovski, shutterstock Examples of 'snail' in a sentence snail What did he think of the snail porridge? Times, Sunday Times (2007) Which country do you think would shell out for snail caviar? Times, Sunday Times (2009) You can cure them by rubbing them with a garden snail. Times, Sunday Times (2011) The issue is now progressing via snail mail. Times, Sunday Times (2015) This precaution should stop slugs and snails in their tracks. The Sun (2009) All that snail porridge has meant sacrificing family life. Times, Sunday Times (2009) In some gardens small snails nibble the buds. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Maybe it is not surprising that it is known as snail mail. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Strict security will be in force to keep the slugs and snails away from the veg. Times, Sunday Times (2012) It was a day in which the letter and snail mail reigned supreme. Times, Sunday Times (2009) For us a bag is like a snail shell in which we carry the things we need for the day. Times, Sunday Times (2010) You have slowed down to a snail's pace when it comes to work and career issues. The Sun (2015) These small marine snails are usually thrown back by the English boats or exported. Smith, Drew Food Watch (1994) Vine vowed to stick to a snail's pace in future. The Sun (2014) Rain and warmth are bringing out the garden snails, mainly at night. Times, Sunday Times (2011) His last two defeats were because they went a snail's pace early on. The Sun (2007) And then the media withdraws, like a snail into its shell. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Take one celebrity chef, famous for his wacky dishes such as snail porridge and bacon and egg ice cream. The Sun (2009) Does it include snail porridge? Times, Sunday Times (2012) Garden snails are not poisonous. Times, Sunday Times (2012) I had snail and sea bass. Times, Sunday Times (2009) I make small snails look like Usain Bolt. Times, Sunday Times (2014) In other languages snail British English: snail /sneɪl/ NOUN A snail* is a small animal that has a spiral shell. It moves slowly, leaving behind a trail of slime. American English: snail Arabic: حَلَزُون Brazilian Portuguese: caracol Chinese: 蜗牛 Croatian: puž Czech: hlemýžď Danish: snegl Dutch: slak European Spanish: caracol Finnish: kuorellinen etana French: escargot German: Schnecke Greek: σαλιγκάρι Italian: lumaca Japanese: カタツムリ Korean: 달팽이 Norwegian: snegle Polish: ślimak European Portuguese: caracol Romanian: melc Russian: улитка Latin American Spanish: caracol Swedish: snigel Thai: หอยทาก Turkish: salyangoz Ukrainian: равлик Vietnamese: con ốc sên All related terms of 'snail' dew snail a slug sea snail any small spiny-finned fish of the family Liparidae, esp Liparis liparis, of cold seas, having a soft scaleless tadpole-shaped body with the pelvic fins fused into a sucker snail cam a cam with spiral cross section used for progressive lifting of a lever as the cam revolves giant snail any land snail of the genus Achatina and related genera, mostly of tropical Africa, having shells up to 9 in. (23 cm) high land snail any gastropod of the widely distributed order Stylommatophora, containing usually small, brown or mottled hermaphroditic snails : some more colorful species, introduced into North America, are agricultural pests pond snail a general term for the freshwater snails : often specifically for the great pond snail ( Limnaea stagnalis ) and others of that genus. L . truncatula is a host of the liver fluke Roman snail a large edible European snail , Helix pomatia , the usual escargot of menus , erroneously thought to have been introduced to northern Europe by the Romans snail fever → schistosomiasis snail mail Some computer users refer to the postal system as snail mail , because it is very slow in comparison with email. snail-paced very slow-moving snail shell the spirally coiled shell of a snail edible snail a large edible European snail , Helix pomatia , the usual escargot of menus , erroneously thought to have been introduced to northern Europe by the Romans garden snail any of several land snails common in gardens , where they may become pests , esp Helix aspersa, and sometimes including Cepaea nemoralis, common in woods and hedgerows snail darter a very small freshwater fish ( Percina tanasi ) of the perch family: now nearly extinct ramshorn snail any of various freshwater snails snail's pace a very slow or sluggish speed or rate at a snail's pace 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. Chinese translation of 'snail' snail (sneɪl) n (c) 蜗(蝸)牛 (wōniú) (只, zhī) at a snail's pace 极(極)慢地 (jí màn de) subject word lists See Snails, slugs and other gastropods Nearby words of snail smutty snack snag snail snake snaky snap Synonyms of 'snail' snail Explore 'snail' in the dictionary
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