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ser·pen·tine /ˈsɜːpəntaɪn $ ˈsɜːrpəntiːn/ adjective [only before noun] literary 1 BENDwinding like a snake 曲折的，蜿蜒的 the serpentine course of the river 蜿蜒曲折的河道2 complicated and difficult to understand 复杂曲折的 a serpentine plot 曲折的情节Examples from the Corpusserpentine• Proving very popular are the new serpentine bedside cabinets in real satinwood handpainted with classical motifs, at about £600.• Its proposed costly serpentine curve makes sense there, but not necessarily elsewhere.• Her dark blonde hair and serpentine figure drew the approval of Sir Charles Webb-Bowen himself.• Vent valves along serpentine pipes hissed.• Sometimes, it is not the serpentine plots, but the dramatic realism that requires a second viewing.• a serpentine river• There are serpentine steps leading up from the road.• And my narcissus bulbs were artistically arranged in a kind of serpentine wall around the whole thing.nthe SerpentineSerpentine, the na lake in hyde park in London. It is a custom for some people to swim in it on Christmas Day.ser·pen·tine adjectiveSerpentine, theLDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable snake Corpus a like winding |