snails

英 [sneɪlz]

美 [sneɪlz]

n.  蜗牛
snail的复数

柯林斯词典

• 蜗牛
  Asnailis a small animal with a long, soft body, no legs, and a spiral-shaped shell. Snails move very slowly.
• PHRASE 慢吞吞地;缓慢地
  If you say that someone does somethingat a snail's pace, you are emphasizing that they are doing it very slowly, usually when you think it would be better if they did it much more quickly.
  1. The train was moving now at a snail's pace...
     火车这会儿走得跟蜗牛一样慢。
  2. The economy grew at a snail's pace in the first three months of this year.
     今年第一季度经济增速缓慢。

双语例句

• Most snails have shells on their backs.
  大多数蜗牛背上有壳。
• Snails and octopuses are molluscs.
  蜗牛和章鱼是软体动物。
• Other harvested shellfish include clams ( Anadara sp.), oysters ( Crassostrea tulipa), mussels and snails.
  其它捕获的贝类包括蛤（Anadarasp.）、牡蛎（Crassostreatulipa）、贻贝和蜗牛。
• Limpets, snails and octopuses are mollusks.
  帽贝、蜗牛和章鱼都是软体动物。
• They live by gathering shellfish and snails.
  他们靠采集贝类和蜗牛为主。
• Who brought some snails to his grandmother in Miami.
  给在迈阿密的祖母带了一些当地的蜗牛。
• When plants are ruined, snails and slugs are the chief suspects.
  植物被毁，最有可能是蜗牛和鼻涕虫造成的。
• I warmed a couple of snails, and your eggs are in the frying pan.
  我热的两个面包卷。你的鸡蛋在平煎锅里。
• Invertebrates, such as snails, can also be killed if the amount of copper is sufficient.
  无脊椎动物，如蜗牛，也被杀死，如果铜的金额就足够了。
• I have always believed that the snails will be successful.
  我就一直相信，蜗牛会成功的。