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Snail's Snail 例:The 英[Sneɪl 美[Snel N.蜗牛;慢性子 N Count 蜗牛

单词 snail
音标
英[sneɪl] 美[snel]
解释
n.蜗牛;慢性子;
例句

N-COUNT
蜗牛
A snail is a small animal with a long, soft body, no legs, and a spiral-shaped shell. Snails move very slowly.

PHRASE
慢吞吞地;缓慢地
If you say that someone does something at a snail's pace, you are emphasizing that they are doing it very slowly, usually when you think it would be better if they did it much more quickly.
例:The train was moving now at a snail's pace...火车这会儿走得跟蜗牛一样慢。
例:The economy grew at a snail's pace in the first three months of this year.今年第一季度经济增速缓慢。
变形
pl:snails~

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