| 单词 | serpentine |
| 释义 | serpentine (once / 3720 pages) adj You can use the adjective serpentine to describe things that look like a serpent or are snakelike. Looking down at the carved riverbeds in the Grand Canyon is like looking into a basket of snakes: the serpentine twists curve throughout the canyon floor. Not everyone likes snakes, but those who aren’t grossed out by the highly flexible bodies of serpents might enjoy using the word serpentine for things that resemble their snaky, curvy lines. Strands of hair, cracks in dry desert, and roller-coaster rides can look serpentine, and you might tangle with a serpentine hose while minding your own business and watering the plants. Sometimes serpentine even describes people who are snakelike or slippery in character. WORD FAMILYserpentine: serpentinely, serpentiningly USAGE EXAMPLESAlmost immediately, serpentine lines appeared at banks and ATMs as people waited hours to deposit or exchange old currency notes for new bills. Seattle Times(Dec 29, 2016) The serpentine baby boom is a rarity for the zoo, said Ian Recchio, the facility’s curator of reptiles and amphibians. Los Angeles Times(Dec 20, 2016) Its serpentine Carrera-marble top will be held up by a series of white marble lions carved in Vietnam. New York Times(Dec 15, 2016) adj resembling a serpent in form a serpentine wall Syn snakelike, snaky curved, curving having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend |
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