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单词 serpentine
释义
serpentineser‧pen‧tine /ˈsɜːpəntaɪn $ ˈsɜːrpəntiːn/ adjective [only before noun] literary Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • a serpentine river
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • And my narcissus bulbs were artistically arranged in a kind of serpentine wall around the whole thing.
  • Her dark blonde hair and serpentine figure drew the approval of Sir Charles Webb-Bowen himself.
  • Its proposed costly serpentine curve makes sense there, but not necessarily elsewhere.
  • Proving very popular are the new serpentine bedside cabinets in real satinwood handpainted with classical motifs, at about £600.
  • Sometimes, it is not the serpentine plots, but the dramatic realism that requires a second viewing.
  • There are serpentine steps leading up from the road.
  • Vent valves along serpentine pipes hissed.
1winding like a snake:  the serpentine course of the river2complicated and difficult to understand:  a serpentine plot
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