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单词

serpentine

读音
ˈsɜːrpəntiːn
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释义

adj. 蜿蜒的,弯弯曲曲的;复杂的,阴险的 n. 蛇纹石;蛇形之物;(骑术的)蜿蜒跑动训练;(15至16世纪使用的)一种加农炮 v. 使迂回曲折地行进;蛇形排列 n. 蛇形湖(伦敦海德公园中的湖,the Serpentine) [ 复数 serpentines 第三人称单数 serpentines 现在分词 serpentining 过去式 serpentined 过去分词 serpentined 比较级 more serpentine 最高级 most serpentine ]

例句

So-called serpentine soils, for example, are deficient in calcium, and only plants able to tolerate low levels of this mineral can survive.
例如,所谓的蛇形土壤缺乏钙,只有对低水平的这种矿物质耐受的植物才能生存。
The elongated, serpentine body that allows land snakes to slither through dense grass also serves aquatic snakes in propelling through the water.
这种细长蜿蜒的身体能让陆地上的蛇在茂密的草丛中爬行,也能让水蛇在水中游动。
This is a serpentine road going through the Urals.
这是一条蜿蜒的路穿过乌拉尔山。

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and our fingers are curved backwards.All of these curves create a serpentine impression,and this is important because before the introduction of major religions,
winds its way through the countryside of Chinawith a history almost as long and serpentine as the structure.The Great Wall began as multiple walls of rammed earth
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