serpentine
serpentine
[ˈsəːp(ə)ntʌɪn]
adjective
[ˈsəːp(ə)ntʌɪn]
adjective
- of or like a serpent or snake
蛇的，蛇形的
serpentine coils.
蛇形线圈。
■winding and twisting like a snake
蜿蜒的
serpentine country lanes.
蜿蜒的乡间小路。
■complex, cunning, or treacherous
复杂的；狡猾的；奸诈的
his charm was too subtle and serpentine for me.
他的魅力对我来说太微妙，太复杂。
- [mass noun]a dark green mineral consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate, sometimes mottled or spotted like a snake's skin
蛇纹石 - a thing in the shape of a winding curve or line, in particular
蛇形之物；蜿蜒之物，尤指
■(the Serpentine)a winding lake in Hyde Park, London, constructed in 1730
蛇形湖（位于伦敦海德公园中，建于1730年）
■a riding exercise consisting of a series of half-circles made alternately to right and left
（骑术的）蜿蜒跑动训练 - (historical)a kind of cannon, used especially in the 15th and 16th centuries
(史)（尤指15至16世纪使用的）一种加农炮
- [no obj., with adverbial of direction]move or lie in a winding path or line
蜿蜒前进；蛇形排列
fresh tyre tracks serpentined back towards the hopper.
轮胎印出的新车辙向后蜿蜒指向底卸式车。
- late Middle English: via Old French from late Latin serpentinus (see serpent)
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