sinuous
英 ['sɪnjʊəs]
美['sɪnjʊəs]
- adj. 蜿蜒的;弯曲的;迂回的
词态变化
副词: sinuously;
助记提示
1. sine => sinuous.
2. sine => cosine.
2. sine => cosine.
中文词源
sinuous 弯曲的,蜿蜒的
来自拉丁语 sinus,弯,曲,转,-ous,形容词后缀。
英英释意
- 1. curved or curving in and out;
- "wiggly lines"
英文词源
- sinuous
- sinuous: see sine
- sinuous (adj.)
- "full of turns and curves," 1570s, from Latin sinuosus "full of curves, folds, or bendings," from sinus "curve, fold, bend" (see sinus). Related: Sinuously; sinuousness.
实用场景例句
- a sinuous movement
- 婀娜多姿的动作
牛津词典
- the sinuous grace of a cat
- 猫的灵活优美
牛津词典
- the sinuous course of the river
- 弯弯曲曲的河道
牛津词典
- ...the silent, sinuous approach of a snake through the long grass...
- 一条蛇灵活地扭动身躯,穿过高高的草丛悄悄地靠近
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He has a distinctively sinuous way of walking.
- 他走路扭来扭去,很有特点。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- I drove along sinuous mountain roads.
- 我行驶在蜿蜒的山路上。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Marked by or moving in a wavelike form or motion; sinuous.
- 波状的或以波浪式运动的; 起伏不平的.
期刊摘选
- Winding his sinuous way in the dark to the depths of the forest.
- 黑暗中迂回蜿蜒滑向树林的深处.
期刊摘选
- In the sinuous folds of the old capitals.
- 在古老首都那错综复杂的褶皱里.
期刊摘选
- We moved along the sinuous gravel walks , with the great concourse of girls and young men.
- 我们沿着曲折的石径,随着青年男女汇成的巨流一路走去.
辞典例句
- His sinuous and elastic line took part of its character from Art Nouveau calligraphy.
- 他的有力、有弹性的线条部分特色是来自于新艺术的书法艺术.
期刊摘选
- Bending or winding alternately from side to side sinuous.
- 蜿蜒的;曲折的从一边到另一边交替弯曲或蜿蜒的;曲折的.
期刊摘选
- With snakes, mating is an act of sinuous grace and beauty.
- 对蛇来说, 交配是优雅而复杂的动作.
电影对白
- Rising and falling in sinuous curves, epitomize the beauty and solitude of the Southwest's unspoiled lands.
- 在蜿蜒的曲线中起伏不定, 沙岩结构成为了西南部这片未损坏的陆地美丽与孤寂的缩影.
期刊摘选
- Roll deposits may be more than a mile in length along sinuous solution fronts.
- 卷型矿床的长度沿着弯曲的溶液前缘可达1哩以上.
辞典例句
- The river wound its sinuous way across the plain.
- 这条河蜿蜒曲折地流过平原.
《简明英汉词典》
- the sinuous grace of a cat
- 猫的灵活优美
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- I drove along sinuous mountain roads.
- 我行驶在蜿蜒的山路上。
柯林斯例句
- He has a distinctively sinuous way of walking.
- 他走路扭来扭去,很有特点。
柯林斯例句