slither
verb /ˈslɪðə(r)/
/ˈslɪðər/
动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they slither | /ˈslɪðə(r)/ /ˈslɪðər/ |
| he / she / it slithers | /ˈslɪðəz/ /ˈslɪðərz/ |
| past simple slithered | /ˈslɪðəd/ /ˈslɪðərd/ |
| past participle slithered | /ˈslɪðəd/ /ˈslɪðərd/ |
| -ing form slithering | /ˈslɪðərɪŋ/ /ˈslɪðərɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] + adv./prep. to move smoothly over a surface, like a snake
滑行；蛇行；爬行 - The snake slithered away as we approached.
我们一走近，蛇就爬走了。
Topics Animalsc2- Zack slithered along on his belly.
扎克匍匐前行。 - She slithered into the water like a crocodile.
她像鳄鱼一样滑入水中。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- silently
- slowly
- away
- …
- across
- along
- around
- …
- slither its, his, etc. way along, over, etc. something
- The snake slithered away as we approached.
- + adv./prep. to move somewhere without much control, for example because the ground is steep or wet
（因地面陡峭或湿滑等）跌跌撞撞地溜行，踉踉跄跄地走 - We slithered down the slope to the road.
我们跌跌撞撞地顺着坡跑到了公路上。 - They were slithering around on the ice.
他们在冰上踉踉跄跄地滑行。
- Her knees gave way and she slithered to the floor.
她膝盖支持不住，滑倒在地板上。 - The horses slipped and slithered in the mud.
马在泥里滑来滑去。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- silently
- slowly
- away
- …
- across
- along
- around
- …
- slither its, his, etc. way along, over, etc. something
- We slithered down the slope to the road.
词源Middle English: alteration of the dialect verb slidder, frequentative from the base of slide.