| 单词 | serpentine |
| 释义 | serpentine serpentine1 /serr"peuhn teen', -tuyn'/, adj., n., v., serpentined, serpentining. adj. 1. of, characteristic of, or resembling a serpent, as in form or movement. 2. having a winding course, as a road; sinuous. 3. shrewd, wily, or cunning. n. 4. a device on a harquebus lock for holding the match. 5. a cannon having any of various bore sizes, used from the 15th to the 17th century. 6. Skating. a school figure made by skating two figure eights that share one loop. v.i. 7. to make or follow a winding course: The stream serpentines through the valley. [1350-1400; ME (adj.) < L serpentinus snakelike, equiv. to serpent- SERPENT + -inus INE1] Syn. 2. twisting, snaking, tortuous. serpentine2 /serr"peuhn teen', -tuyn'/, n. a common mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, H2Mg3Si2O2, usually oily green and sometimes spotted, occurring in many varieties: used for architectural and decorative purposes. [1350-1400; ME serpentyn < ML serpentinum, n. use. of neut. of serpentinus SERPENTINE1] |
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