slither
slither 英 [ˈslɪðə(r)] 美 [ˈslɪðɚ]
vi. 蜿蜒地滑行 vt. 使滑动 n. 滑动；滑行
进行时:slithering 过去式:slithered 过去分词:slithered 第三人称单数:slithers 名词复数:slithers
- Slither means to move in a sideways motion, usually silently. Snakes, of all kinds, slither, from the original snake in the Garden of Eden, to that untrustworthy-looking individual who approaches you in the street.
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- vi. 蜿蜒地滑行
- vt. 使滑动
- n. 滑动；滑行
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1. The morning after the first night of my attempt, I found eels slithering around the floor of my kitchen and living room.
尝试着这么做的第一天晚上，我就发现鳗鱼在我家厨房和起居室中到处滑动。
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2. The elongated, serpentine body that allows land snakes to slither through dense grass also serves aquatic snakes in propelling through water.
伸长的、蜿蜒的躯体可以使得陆生蛇类在浓密的草丛间滑动，也能使水生蛇类在水里游动自如。
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3. A titanic snake that snacked on crocodiles and was longer than a London bus has been identified as the top predator to walk, or at least slither, the land when the dinosaurs disappeared.
一种比伦敦公共汽车还要长，可以把鄂鱼当点心吃的巨大无比的蛇已经被确认为恐龙消失后的顶级肉食动物，他们在陆地行走，或者至少是滑行在陆地上。
- slither (n.) "slithering movement," 1861, from slither (v.).
- slither (v.) early 15c., variant of Middle English slidder "to slip, slide," from Old English slidrian "to slip, slide on a loose slope," a frequentative form of slidan "to slide" (see slide (v.)). For spelling change, compare gather. Meaning "to walk in a sliding manner" is attested from 1848. In reference to reptile motion, attested from 1839. Related: Slithered; slithering.
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