sinuous

英 ['sɪnjʊəs] 美['sɪnjʊəs]
  • adj. 蜿蜒的;弯曲的;迂回的

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词态变化


副词: sinuously;

助记提示


1. sine => sinuous.
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.

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In the sinuous folds of the old capitals.
在古老首都那错综复杂的褶皱里.

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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