snails

英 [sneɪlz]

美 [sneɪlz]

n.  蜗牛
snail的复数

柯林斯词典

• 蜗牛
  Asnailis a small animal with a long, soft body, no legs, and a spiral-shaped shell. Snails move very slowly.
• PHRASE 慢吞吞地;缓慢地
  If you say that someone does somethingat a snail's pace, you are emphasizing that they are doing it very slowly, usually when you think it would be better if they did it much more quickly.
  1. The train was moving now at a snail's pace...
     火车这会儿走得跟蜗牛一样慢。
  2. The economy grew at a snail's pace in the first three months of this year.
     今年第一季度经济增速缓慢。

双语例句

• The microscopic worms infect snails, which in turn lay infected eggs.
  显微镜下的蠕虫传染蜗牛，继而产下虫卵。
• The flesh of animals ( including fishes and birds and snails) used as food.
  作为食物的动物（包括鱼、鸟和蜗牛）的肉。
• The snails are no larger than one centimetre across.
  这些蜗牛体宽不超过1厘米。
• Invertebrates, such as snails, can also be killed if the amount of copper is sufficient.
  无脊椎动物，如蜗牛，也被杀死，如果铜的金额就足够了。
• Most snails have shells on their backs.
  大多数蜗牛背上有壳。
• Then, if worm eggs in human waste enter fresh water, more snails and people become infected.
  当血吸虫卵随着人体的排泄物到了水中，那么更多的蜗牛和人就被感染。
• I warmed a couple of snails, and your eggs are in the frying pan.
  我热的两个面包卷。你的鸡蛋在平煎锅里。
• Elizabeth had been collecting snails for a school project
  伊丽莎白一直在为完成学校的一份课题作业收集蜗牛。
• One of the chief edible snails.
  主要食用蜗牛的一种。
• Snails and octopuses are molluscs.
  蜗牛和章鱼是软体动物。