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

• 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。
• Walrus feed on clams, snails and other bottom dwellers.
  海象以蛤蜊、蜗牛和其他海底生物为食。
• Any of several inedible snails of the genus Helix; often destructive pests.
  螺旋属中的几种不能食用的蜗牛；是经常具有破坏性的害虫。
• One of the chief edible snails.
  主要食用蜗牛的一种。
• The disease is caused by parasitic worms called schistosoma that grow in some freshwater snails.
  该病是由一些淡水蜗牛中寄生的血吸虫属寄生虫引起的。
• The snails are no larger than one centimetre across.
  这些蜗牛体宽不超过1厘米。
• 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。
• Snails and octopuses are molluscs.
  蜗牛和章鱼是软体动物。
• Many animals are illegal to own as pets, including snails, sloths, and elephants.
  许多动物包括蜗牛、树懒和象被养做宠物是违法。
• 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。