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

snail

/sneɪl

noun

1A mollusc with a single spiral shell into which the whole body can be withdrawn.

Many species in the class Gastropoda.

Large or small, landlubbers or seafarers or both, hermit crabs have one feature in common: they generally spend their lives inside the empty shells of snails or other mollusks....

As gardeners already know, all other slugs and snails (or gastropod mollusks, to the experts) sport a soft and slimy foot.
For most species of snails, shells and body plans curl in only one direction.

1.1Used in reference to something very slow: he drove at a snail’s pace...

A ship, slower than a snail, is crossing the sea.
Your internet connection is slow as a snail and your telephone makes buzzing noises.
When this kicks in, the PC can slow to a snails ' pace.

Derivatives

snail-like

/ˈsneɪllʌɪk/ adjective ...

Together with Mr Schröder, the French president will now attempt to slow further the already snail-like pace of liberalisation of the energy and telecoms markets.
Instead of a swift inquiry, and a swift resolution, its pace was snail-like.
The implant consists of electronics and a thin set of wires containing pads that are designed to touch and stimulate the auditory nerve that lies exposed inside the snail-like cochlea of the inner ear.

Origin

Old English snæg(e)l, of Germanic origin; related to German Schnecke.

单词	snail
释义	snail /sneɪl / noun 1A mollusc with a single spiral shell into which the whole body can be withdrawn. Many species in the class Gastropoda. Large or small, landlubbers or seafarers or both, hermit crabs have one feature in common: they generally spend their lives inside the empty shells of snails or other mollusks.... As gardeners already know, all other slugs and snails (or gastropod mollusks, to the experts) sport a soft and slimy foot. For most species of snails, shells and body plans curl in only one direction. 1.1Used in reference to something very slow: he drove at a snail’s pace... A ship, slower than a snail, is crossing the sea. Your internet connection is slow as a snail and your telephone makes buzzing noises. When this kicks in, the PC can slow to a snails ' pace. Derivatives snail-like /ˈsneɪllʌɪk/ adjective ... Together with Mr Schröder, the French president will now attempt to slow further the already snail-like pace of liberalisation of the energy and telecoms markets. Instead of a swift inquiry, and a swift resolution, its pace was snail-like. The implant consists of electronics and a thin set of wires containing pads that are designed to touch and stimulate the auditory nerve that lies exposed inside the snail-like cochlea of the inner ear. Origin Old English snæg(e)l, of Germanic origin; related to German Schnecke. Rhymes ail, ale, assail, avail, bail, bale, bewail, brail, Braille, chain mail, countervail, curtail, dale, downscale, drail, dwale, entail, exhale, fail, faille, flail, frail, Gael, Gail, gale, Grail, grisaille, hail, hale, impale, jail, kale, mail, male, webmail, nonpareil, outsail, pail, pale, quail, rail, sail, sale, sangrail, scale, shale, stale, swale, tail, tale, they'll, trail, upscale, vail, vale, veil, surveil, wail, wale, whale, Yale
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snail

Derivatives

snail-like

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