snake是什么意思中文

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snake
/ sneik /

◙ noun
1. a long limbless reptile which has no eyelids, a short tail, and jaws that are capable of considerable extension. Some snakes have a venomous bite
• 蛇
2. Suborder Ophidia (or Serpentes), order Squamata: many families
• 蛇亚目，有鳞目: 多科
  (in general use) a limbless lizard or amphibian
• ［统称］无肢蜥蜴（或两栖动物）
3. (也作 snake in the grass)a treacherous or deceitful person
• 阴险的人，奸诈的人
»that man is a cold-blooded snake.
  那个人是冷血毒蛇。
4. (the snake)a former system of interconnected exchange rates for the currencies of EC countries
• 蛇形浮动汇率制（指先前欧盟各国货币之间的一种汇率制度，允许小幅度浮动）
5. [全称 plumber's snake] a long flexible wire for clearing obstacles in piping
• 管道疏通器
◙ verb
1. [no obj., with adverbial of direction] move or extend with the twisting motion of a snake
• 蛇行，蜿蜒行进，曲折运动
»a rope snaked down.
  一条绳索弯弯曲曲地垂下来。

【派生】

♦ snake-like adjective

【语源】

1. Old English snaca, of Germanic origin