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单词 sinuous
释义 sinuous
 —sinuously,  adv.   —sinuousness,  n.  
 /sin"yooh euhs/,  adj.  
  1. having many curves, bends, or turns; winding: a sinuous path.
  2. indirect; devious: sinuous questions.
  3. characterized by a series of graceful curving motions: a sinuous dance.
  4.  Bot.   sinuate, as a leaf.
 [1570-80; < L sinuosus. See SINUS, -OUS]
 Syn. 1. curving, meandering, twining, twisting, coiled, curved, serpentine. 2. roundabout.
 Ant. 1. straight. 2. direct.
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