snail
/sneɪl/ (bre, ipa) · /sneɪl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈsnāl/ (ame, mw)
snail — 名詞
- snailsingular
- snailsplural
1. a small animal that carries a spiral shell and moves on a wet body, often eating
蝸牛
背著殼慢慢爬的小動物
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.
Ari 在雨後的萵苣葉上發現一隻蝸牛。
common garden context: snail on leaves after rain
The small snail crossed the path while the children watched it.
那隻小蝸牛穿過小路時，孩子們在旁邊看著牠。
Lakshmi lifted the flowerpot and saw a snail hiding underneath.
Lakshmi 抬起花盆，看見一隻蝸牛躲在下面。
A brown snail left a silver line across the wet stone.
一隻褐色蝸牛在濕石頭上留下了一道銀亮的痕跡。
At the picnic, Wei pointed to a snail climbing the basket.
在野餐時，Wei 指著一隻正往籃子上爬的蝸牛。
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 — 動詞
- 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
慢吞吞移動
慢而懶散地前進或進行
to move or continue in a very slow, lazy way, usually when progress feels frustrating
By noon, traffic was snailing past the school gate.
到中午時，車流仍在校門前慢吞吞地移動。
progressive form: traffic was snailing past a place
After lunch, the tour group snailed back to the bus in the heat.
午飯後，旅行團在熱氣中慢吞吞地走回遊覽車。
The checkout line snailed toward the front while one cashier fixed the printer.
一名收銀員修理印表機時，結帳隊伍慢吞吞地往前移。
After the rain, commuters snailed through the station entrance.
雨後，通勤的人群慢吞吞地穿過車站入口。
The budget meeting snailed along until the cleaners turned off half the lights.
那場預算會議慢吞吞地拖著，直到清潔人員關掉一半的燈。
- 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'.