snail

英 [sneɪl]

美 [sneɪl]

n. 蜗牛

复数：snails　

Collins.1 / BNC.8765 / COCA.10183

习惯用语

at a snail's pace

noun

蜗牛
a small soft creature with a hard round shell on its back, that moves very slowly and often eats garden plants. Some types of snail can be eaten.

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。

noun

freshwater or marine or terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral shell
edible terrestrial snail usually served in the shell with a sauce of melted butter and garlic
Synonym:escargot

verb

The snail creeps into the earth and hides.
蜗牛也爬进了地里躲了起来。
In this installment, learn how Snail Bait implements collision detection and explosions.
在这一期的文章中，将学习SnailBait如何实现碰撞检测和爆炸。
She crumbled an empty snail shell in her fingers.
她用手指捏碎了一个空蜗牛壳。
I will come down to talk to you in a moment,@ replied the snail.
我一会儿就下来和你说话，蜗牛回答。
There was once a snail who was sick and tired of his reputation for being so slow.
曾经有只蜗牛，它对自己动作慢的名声感到了厌恶和疲倦。
A snail shrinks back at a touch.
蜗牛一碰就缩回去了。
Recall Listing 8, which lists Snail Bait's game loop.
回忆一下清单8，它列出了SnailBait的游戏循环。
If you mouth each word as you read, this slows down you toa snail's speed.
如果你口中每个单词你读，这放慢你一个蜗牛的速度。
When a snail crossed the road, he was run over by a turtle.
一个蜗牛过马路，被一个乌龟从身上碾过。
As a result, snail thought of a way, he would carry on the back of his house.
于是，蜗牛想到了一个办法，他将自己的房子背在背上。