| 单词 | serpentine |
| 释义 | serpentine adj., n., & v. --adj 1. of or like a serpent. 2. coiling, tortuous, sinuous, meandering, writhing (the serpentine windings of the stream). 3. cunning, subtle, treacherous. --n 1. a soft rock mainly of hydrated magnesium silicate, usu. dark green and sometimes mottled or spotted like a serpent's skin, taking a high polish and used as a decorative material. 2. Skating a figure of three circles in a line. --vintr. move sinuously, meander. Phrases and idioms serpentine verse a metrical line beginning and ending with the same word. Etymology: ME f. OF serpentin f. LL serpentinus (as SERPENT) |
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