snail
/sneɪl/ (bre, ipa) · /sneɪl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈsnāl/ (ame, mw)
snail — noun
- snailsingular
- snailsplural
1. a small animal that carries a spiral shell and moves on a wet body, often eating
a small animal that carries a spiral shell and moves on a wet body, often eating leaves in gardens
Ari found a snail on the lettuce leaves after the rain.
common garden context: snail on leaves after rain
The small snail crossed the path while the children watched it.
Lakshmi lifted the flowerpot and saw a snail hiding underneath.
A brown snail left a silver line across the wet stone.
At the picnic, Wei pointed to a snail climbing the basket.
文法句型
a snail + verb
snail on/under + noun
snail shell
用法筆記
Usually refers to the shell-carrying animal itself. To contrast it with a slug, the easiest difference is that a snail has a visible outer shell.
常見錯誤
snail — verb
- snailpresent simple I / you / we / they
- snails3rd person singular
- snailing-ing form
- snailedpast simple
1. to move or continue in a very slow, lazy way, usually when progress feels frustr
to move or continue in a very slow, lazy way, usually when progress feels frustrating
By noon, traffic was snailing past the school gate.
progressive form: traffic was snailing past a place
After lunch, the tour group snailed back to the bus in the heat.
The checkout line snailed toward the front while one cashier fixed the printer.
After the rain, commuters snailed through the station entrance.
The budget meeting snailed along until the cleaners turned off half the lights.
- rush
suggests moving quickly because of speed or urgency
文法句型
snail along
snail through + place
[traffic/line] snails past + place
用法筆記
Common with traffic, queues, meetings, and tired people when movement or progress feels irritatingly slow. Often appears with words such as 'along', 'through', or 'past'.