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snails

/sneɪlz/

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noun

蜗牛, 螺.

Any of very many animals (either hermaphroditic or nonhermaphroditic), of the class Gastropoda, having a coiled shell.

Examples :

"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。

animal biology organism nature

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noun

慢性子, 慢吞吞的人

(by extension) A slow person; a sluggard.

Examples :

"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。

person character

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noun

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.

Examples :

"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。

part technical machine

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noun

蜗牛，掩体。

A tortoise or testudo; a movable roof or shed to protect besiegers.

Examples :

"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。

military weapon

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noun

田螺豆荚

The pod of the snail clover.

Examples :

"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。

plant agriculture organism biology nature

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verb

蜗行，缓慢移动

To move or travel very slowly.

Examples :

"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。