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

• One of the chief edible snails.
  主要食用蜗牛的一种。
• Most snails have shells on their backs.
  大多数蜗牛背上有壳。
• These snails do not occur on low-lying coral islands or atolls.
  在地势低平的珊瑚岛或环礁上没有这种螺。
• 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。
• I had forgotten all about the snails when Robert suddenly said that I must stay to dinner.
  我把蜗牛的事已忘得一干二净，罗伯特突然提出一定要我留下来吃饭，这才提醒了我。
• 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。
• I have always believed that the snails will be successful.
  我就一直相信，蜗牛会成功的。
• 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。
• 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。