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slither through/across/along something
The snake slithered through the grass.
蛇在草丛中蜿蜒滑行。
蜿蜒滑行；滑动
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
蜿蜒滑行；滑动
to move smoothly, sliding from side to side
The snake slithered through the grass.
蛇在草丛中蜿蜒滑行。
常用于描述蛇等动物蜿蜒滑动
平滑地左右移动。
To move about smoothly and from side to side.
滑动。
To slide.
slither
Base
原形
slithers
3rd person
第三人称单数
slithering
-ing
现在分词
slithered
Past
过去式
slithered
Past participle
过去分词
The snake slithers silently through the grass.
蛇无声地在草丛中滑动。
The lizard slithered away when I approached.
当我靠近时，蜥蜴滑走了。
A caterpillar is slithering along the branch.
一只毛毛虫正在树枝上滑动。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed，现在分词加-ing。
A snake slithered across the path in front of us.
一条蛇从我们面前蜿蜒滑过小径。
The lizard slithered under a rock to hide from the sun.
蜥蜴扭动着滑到岩石下躲避阳光。
We watched the worm slither slowly through the damp soil.
我们看着虫子在潮湿的土壤里慢慢蠕动滑行。
The snake slithered through the grass.
蛇在草丛中蜿蜒滑行。
副词描述滑行方式。
The cat slithered silently under the bed.
猫无声地滑到床底下。
及物用法，强调艰难或巧妙移动。
He slithered his way through the narrow tunnel.
他在狭窄的隧道里滑行前进。
Not this
The car slithered on the icy road.
Use this
The car slid on the icy road.
「slither」通常描述蛇等生物的蜿蜒运动，用于车辆等非生物时不符合习惯，应改用「slide」。
Not this
He slithered himself under the door.
Use this
He slithered under the door.
「slither」作为不及物动词时，主语直接执行动作，无需添加反身代词「himself」，添加会造成冗余。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
溜走，滑走
The snake slithered away when it heard us coming.
听到我们走近，那条蛇溜走了。
在地板上滑行
A small snake slithered across the floor of the garage.
一条小蛇在车库地板上滑过。
在草丛中蜿蜒穿行
The lizard slithered through the grass to hide.
那只蜥蜴在草丛中蜿蜒穿行躲了起来。
沿着斜坡滑下
He watched the snake slither down the sandy slope.
他看着那条蛇沿着沙坡滑下去。
滑入水中
The eel slithered into the water and disappeared.
那条鳗鱼滑入水中，不见了。
滑行，滑行，滑行，滑行
From the Velvet Revolver song 'Slither' (2004), where the repeated word evokes the smooth, dangerous movement of a snake and is used as a metaphor for a seductive person.
出自 Velvet Revolver 2004 年的歌曲《Slither》，其中反复出现的这个词让人联想到蛇平滑而危险的移动方式，并被用来比喻有诱惑力的人。
Use slither naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象蛇身体呈S形左右扭动，悄悄滑过地面——slither就是这种蜿蜒的滑动。
语域：neutral 常见场景：描述蛇类等动物的行进方式、描述人平稳或偷偷地移动 这个词通常用于描述蛇等动物或人平稳、左右摇摆地滑动，带有画面感；正式写作和日常口语中都比较常见，语气偏中性。
slither 与 dither、wither、hither 押韵（均为 /-ɪðə/）。注意拼写相似的 bother /ˈbɒðə/（美式 /ˈbɑːðər/）、either /ˈaɪðə/（或 /ˈiːðə/）、gather /ˈɡæðə/ 元音不同，并不押韵。
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