单词 | snake |
释义 | snake ![]() n. 1. Any of numerous scaly, legless, sometimes venomous squamate reptiles of the suborder Serpentes (or Ophidia), having a long, tapering, cylindrical body and flexible jaws. 2. A treacherous person. Also called snake in the grass. 3. A long, highly flexible metal wire or coil used for cleaning drains. Also called plumber's snake. v. snaked, snak·ing, snakes v.tr. 1. To drag or pull lengthwise, especially to drag with a rope or chain. 2. To pull with quick jerks. 3. To move in a sinuous or gliding manner: tried to snake the rope along the ledge. v.intr. To move with a sinuous motion: The river snakes through the valley. [Middle English, from Old English snaca.] |
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