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

• Snails and slugs leave a trail of mucus.
  蜗牛和蛞蝓爬过后留下粘液痕迹。
• One of the chief edible snails.
  主要食用蜗牛的一种。
• Snails can sleep for 3 years.
  蜗牛一觉能睡3年。
• Who brought some snails to his grandmother in Miami.
  给在迈阿密的祖母带了一些当地的蜗牛。
• Schistosomiasis, a parasitic disease transmitted by aquatic snails, also seems to be affected by climate.
  由水生螺传播的一种称为血吸虫病的寄生虫病似乎也会受到气候的影响。
• 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 snails are no larger than one centimetre across.
  这些蜗牛体宽不超过1厘米。
• When plants are ruined, snails and slugs are the chief suspects.
  植物被毁，最有可能是蜗牛和鼻涕虫造成的。
• Most snails have shells on their backs.
  大多数蜗牛背上有壳。
• Humans become infected when they enter fresh water where the snails live.
  当人们接触了蜗牛生活的淡水时，便被感染。