noun🔗Share蜗牛, 螺. Any of very many animals (either hermaphroditic or nonhermaphroditic), of the class Gastropoda, having a coiled shell."After the rain, we saw many snails slowly crawling on the garden path. "下雨之后,我们看到很多蜗牛在花园的小路上慢慢地爬行。animalbiologyorganismnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share慢性子, 慢吞吞的人 (by extension) A slow person; a sluggard."My brother is such a snails; he always takes hours to get ready in the morning. "我弟弟真是个慢性子,早上总是要花好几个小时才能准备好。personcharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share蜗形凸轮,渐开线凸轮 A spiral cam, or a flat piece of metal of spirally curved outline, used for giving motion to, or changing the position of, another part, as the hammer tail of a striking clock."The old clock chimed unevenly because one of the snails that moved the hammer was bent. "因为带动钟锤的其中一个蜗形凸轮弯曲了,所以老钟鸣叫得不均匀。parttechnicalmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share蜗牛,掩体。 A tortoise or testudo; a movable roof or shed to protect besiegers."During the siege, the soldiers constructed snails to shield themselves as they approached the castle walls. "在攻城期间,士兵们建造了蜗牛掩体来保护自己,以便靠近城堡的城墙。militaryweaponChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share田螺豆荚 The pod of the snail clover."The farmer harvested the snails to feed his livestock during the dry season. "在旱季,农民收割田螺豆荚来喂养牲畜。plantagricultureorganismbiologynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share蜗行,缓慢移动 To move or travel very slowly."The cars were snailing along the motorway during the rush hour."高峰时段,汽车在高速公路上像蜗牛一样缓慢爬行。actionwayChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading