snail

[sneil]

n. 蜗牛

例句与用法：

I can't bear him; he does everything at a snail's pace.

我真受不了他，他做什么事都磨磨蹭蹭。

The boy does his work at a snail's pace.

小男孩慢吞吞地做作业。

词形变化：

形容词: snaggy | 动词过去式: snagged | 动词过去分词: snagged | 动词现在分词: snagging | 动词第三人称单数: snags |

详细释义：

n.[C]

1. 蜗牛

2. 动作迟缓的人(或动物)

That janitor is a snail who never gets things done.

那个照管房屋的人动作慢吞吞的, 什么事也做不成。

3. 蜗形轮(=snail wheel)

短语词组：

at a snail's pace

1. 非常缓慢地

Government organizations dealt with housing problems at a snail's pace.

政府机构对住房问题处理得十分缓慢。