| 词汇 | slither |
| 释义 | slither verb[ Iusually+ adv/prep ] uk /ˈslɪð.ər/ us /ˈslɪð.ɚ/ (of bodies) to move easily and quickly across a surface while twisting or curving: （躯体）蜿蜒而行，曲折滑行 She watched the snake slither away.她看着蛇游走了。 Synonyms slide slip(SLIDE) Moving on your hands and legs or on your stomach clamber claw claw your way (somewhere)idiom crawl crawly four grovel on all foursidiom pull scramble shimmy slithery wriggle slither | American Dictionaryslither verb[ Ialways+ adv/prep ] us/ˈslɪð·ər/ to move by twisting or sliding: A long snake slithered toward them. Examples of slitherslither True, shadows slither among these anthologized ghosts, but a shadow presupposes a solid substance lurking somewhere, even if we cannot see it. Scientific discourse on race slithered into colonial practice and became the foundation for bureaucratic procedure there. Yet when he was challenged he dodged and slithered away from making the charge that miners or power workers were breaking the law. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He slithers around it, apologises, looks embarrassed, and does nothing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have slithered from one crisis to another. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I believe that that is a bit of a slither. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are people who can slither into miserable oblivion unless we can give them the sort of help that they need. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a probation officer who should step into the breach and save that person from slithering further down the ladder. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What we cannot afford to do in this or any other field is to make a leisurely slither into unexampled difficulties. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It struck me that he was batting on a very sticky wicket and was slithering all over the place. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Our greatest worry is that parts of public sector housing are slithering into slumdom. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It has meant that over twelve years we have slithered from one crisis to another. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We see a long, slow slither into relative international poverty and decline. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The alternative is slither and slide in the political sense. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I take, first, the slither and slide argument. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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