Word · Frequency #19926
sinuous
蜿蜒的;弯曲的
核心释义
having many curves; winding
- 1.
具有交替方向的曲线的;蜿蜒的。
Having curves in alternate directions; meandering.
- 2.
弯曲的,蜿蜒的
curved or curving in and out
- 3.
优雅而柔韧地移动的。
Moving gracefully and in a supple manner.
- 4.
道德上不正的;狡诈的。
Morally crooked; shifty.
柔美的;轻盈的;狡诈的;诡计多端的;具有交替方向的曲线的;蜿蜒的。;弯曲的,蜿蜒的;优雅而柔韧地移动的。
用法In use
The sinuous path led us through the forest.
用法提示:sinuous 作形容词,修饰 path,表示路径弯曲。
The river's sinuous course made navigation difficult.
用法提示:sinuous 作形容词,修饰 course,强调河道弯曲。
Her sinuous dance moves impressed everyone.
用法提示:sinuous 作形容词,修饰 dance moves,强调动作流畅弯曲。
sinuous + noun
多用于描述道路、河流等自然形成的弯曲形态。
The sinuous road wound through the mountains.
蜿蜒的道路环绕穿过群山。
be + sinuous
用于人或动物时,强调动作优雅而灵活。
Her movements were sinuous and graceful.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- sinuous path
- 蜿蜒的小路
- A sinuous path leads through the forest.一条蜿蜒的小路穿过森林。
- sinuous curves
- 蜿蜒的曲线
- The highway follows the sinuous curves of the coastline.公路沿着海岸线蜿蜒的曲线延伸。
- sinuous river
- 蜿蜒的河流
- The sinuous river winds slowly toward the sea.这条蜿蜒的河流缓缓流向大海。
- sinuous line
- 蜿蜒的线条
- He sketched a sinuous line across the page.他在纸上画了一条蜿蜒的线条。
- sinuous movement
- 柔美的动作
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
巧记:把 sinuous 与 snake 联想——蛇扭动爬行的身体蜿蜒成 S 形,曲线优美,即“弯曲的、蜿蜒的”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:literary description、travel writing、formal prose sinuous 多用于正式或文学性语境,常形容河流、道路等弯曲蜿蜒的样子;日常口语中较少见。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词中没有一个与 /ˈsɪnwəs/ 真正押韵;它们大多是拼写上的相似形。continuous、conspicuous、ambiguous、strenuous 都以 -uous 结尾并含有 /juəs/ 音,tortuous 含 /tʃuəs/ 音,都和 sinuous 的 /wəs/ 不同。sinus 以 sinu- 开头,但读作 /ˈsaɪnəs/,也只是拼写相似。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.