| 单词 | sinuous |
| 释义 | sin·u·ous /ˈsɪnjuəs/ adjective 1 TURNmoving with smooth twists and turns, like a snake 动作柔软的 the sinuous grace of a cat 猫的灵活优美2 with many smooth twists and turns 蜿蜒的，弯弯曲曲的 They followed the sinuous trail deep into the mountains. 他们沿着弯弯曲曲的小径进入深山。 —sinuously adverbExamples from the Corpussinuous• Matta's game had had something like a worm, a maggot, carved on the box - something fat and sinuous.• In the valley that roughly parallels the road and the stream is a very long, sinuous, and narrow hill.• And into the silence, sinuous and pin-clear, the first few notes of a flute concerto.• So I come to meet her, equipped with three sets of sinuous arms and flashing hands.• a tree with sinuous branches• It became imperative that he take hold of the bottom rung of the sinuous ladder, which he did.• On the evidence here, they wrote sinuous miniatures, marked by exotic rhythms and almost completely irresistible.• I watched the sinuous movements of her head and arms.• Blood appears, a shining dark sinuous presence.• Consequently, fashionable women of 1910 could wear flowing, sinuous shapes in dramatic hues.Origin sinuous (1500-1600) Latin sinuosus, from sinus; → SINUSsin·u·ous adjectiveChineseSyllable snake twists smooth with and a like moving turns, Corpus |
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