snake
snakenoun- a long limbless reptile which has no eyelids, a short tail, and jaws that are capable of considerable extension. Some snakes have a venomous bite
蛇
- Suborder Ophidia (or Serpentes), order Squamata: many families
蛇亚目,有鳞目: 多科
■(in general use) a limbless lizard or amphibian
[统称]无肢蜥蜴(或两栖动物)
- (亦作 snake in the grass)a treacherous or deceitful person
阴险的人,奸诈的人
that man is a cold-blooded snake.
那个人是冷血毒蛇。
- (the snake)a former system of interconnected exchange rates for the currencies of EC countries
蛇形浮动汇率制(指先前欧盟各国货币之间的一种汇率制度,允许小幅度浮动)
- (全称 plumber's snake)a long flexible wire for clearing obstacles in piping
管道疏通器
verb- [no obj., with adverbial of direction]move or extend with the twisting motion of a snake
蛇行,蜿蜒行进,曲折运动
a rope snaked down.
一条绳索弯弯曲曲地垂下来。
派生snake-likeadjective语源- Old English snaca, of Germanic origin
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