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

Like all of Snail Bait's actions, button detonation is a behavior.
和所有SnailBait动作一样，按钮引爆也是一种行为。
No creature has received more praise and abuse than the common garden snail.
没有一种生物所受到的赞美和厌恶会超过普通花园里的蜗牛了。
Land snails including the common edible snail and some pests.
蜗牛包括普通食用蜗牛和一些有害蜗牛。
The train was moving now at a snail's pace
火车这会儿走得跟蜗牛一样慢。
Can you snail mail it to me?
你可以用邮寄的方式寄给我吗？
Prevention and control of schistosomiasis is based on preventive treatment, snail control, improved sanitation and health education.
预防和控制血吸虫病的基础是，开展预防性治疗，灭螺，改善环境卫生，并进行卫生教育。
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。
The nutrimental composition of snail was detected and analyzed in this paper.
对青螺肉的营养成分进行了检测和分析。
The snail drew in its feelers.
蜗牛把触角缩了回去。
There are only two creatures who can surmount the pyramids-the eagle and the snail.
能登上金字塔的动物只有两种&雄鹰和蜗牛。