sinuous

[美]/ˈsɪnjuəs/
[英]/ˈsɪnjuəs/
词频: 极高

释义

adj. 弯曲的; 蜿蜒的; 迂回的

短语搭配

sinuous road

蜿蜒的道路

sinuous river

蜿蜒的河流

例句

the sinuous grace of a cat.

一只猫的柔软美态。

the sinuous grace of a dancer.

舞蹈柔软轻巧的舞姿

the river follows a sinuous trail through the dale.

河流蜿蜒流过溪谷。

a snake writhing its body in a sinuous movement.

一条扭动身体蜿蜒而行的蛇。

The river wound its sinuous way across the plain.

这条河蜿蜒曲折地流过平原。

The 1913 Lullaby on an ancient Irish Tune is altogether edgier, with a sinuous winding melody and lilting polytonal exchanges.

在1913年创作的《根据古老爱尔兰曲调而作的摇篮曲》则更加尖锐,以乖僻纠结的旋律和欢快的多调性变化来表现。

原声例句

Written in prose as sinuous as the creatures themselves, “Otter Country” is a celebration of Britain's wild otters.

《水獭国度》是部英国野生水獭的颂典,其散文式风格如水獭自身一般流转。

来源: The Economist - Arts

She left without another word; her walk was so fluid, so sinuous that I felt a sharp pang of jealousy.

她一言不发地离开了。她走路的姿势是那么的流畅,有如行云流水,我感到一阵嫉妒的刺痛。

来源: Twilight: Eclipse

With relief, I noted that the drawings were indeed beautiful: sinuous depictions of the body.

我松了一口气,注意到这些图画确实很美:对身体的蜿蜒描绘。

来源: Still Me (Me Before You #3)

She brought her bound legs up onto the seat, curled into a sinuous ball, staring at Scarface.

她把绑着的双腿抬到座位上,蜷缩成一个弯曲的球,盯着疤面煞星。

来源: "Dune" audiobook

And there's so much more! Long, sinuous rilles like dry river beds wind their way across the surface, actually the sites of ancient lava flows.

还有更多!还有长长的、蜿蜒着的沟纹状干涸的河床在月表盘绕,这实际上是曾经岩浆流过的地点。

来源: Crash Course Astronomy

In nature, the artists found sinuous curves of plant life and insects to inspire a lightness and sensuality of form and a sense of movement in their work.

在大自然中,艺术家们发现了植物生命和昆虫的蜿蜒曲线,在他们的作品中激发了形式的轻盈感和感性以及运动感。

来源: Curious Muse

Affectionately the sinuous trunk encircled him, and he was swung to the mighty back where so often before he had lolled and dreamed the long afternoon away.

蜿蜒的树干亲切地环绕着他,他被摆动到强大的背部,以前他常常懒洋洋地躺着做梦度过漫长的下午。

来源: Son of Mount Tai (Part 2)

And, for the most part, it had all of the classic traits that you expect a snake to have, like a long, sinuous body and ribs for days.

而且,在大多数情况下, 它具有您期望蛇具有的所有经典特征,例如长而蜿蜒的身体和肋骨好几天。

来源: PBS Earth - Animal Fun Facts

He walked around the living room slowly, picking up the onyx ashtray and the sinuous African-woman sculpture, putting them down, peering intently at the gilded artwork on the walls.

他在客厅里慢慢地走来走去,拿起玛瑙烟灰缸和蜿蜒曲折的非洲女人雕塑, 放下它们,凝视着墙上的镀金艺术品。

来源: Still Me (Me Before You #3)

Once an unwary crocodile attacked him but the sinuous trunk dove beneath the surface and grasping the amphibian about the middle dragged it to light and hurled it a hundred feet down stream.

有一次,一条粗心的鳄鱼袭击了他,但蜿蜒的树干潜入水面,抓住两栖动物的中间,将它拖到光亮处,然后将它扔到下游一百英尺处。

来源: Son of Mount Tai (Part 2)

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