snaky + noun
作定语时直接放在名词前,多形容道路、河流等弯曲的形状,也可形容像蛇一样的外形。
We drove along a snaky mountain road.
我们沿着一条蜿蜒的山路行驶。
像蛇的;与蛇有关的
蜿蜒的;曲折的;类似蛇的;与蛇相关的;蛇状的。;多风的;蜿蜒的;曲折的;波状的。;蛇的;蛇一般的
类似蛇的;与蛇相关的;蛇状的。
Resembling or relating to snakes; snakelike.
多风的;蜿蜒的;曲折的;波状的。
Windy; winding; twisty; sinuous, wavy.
We followed a snaky path through the bamboo forest.
我们沿着一条蜿蜒的小路穿过竹林。
用法提示:snaky 在这里作形容词,表示“蜿蜒的”,修饰 path,突出小路弯弯曲曲。
The river grew snakier as it approached the delta, twisting through the flat land.
河流接近三角洲时变得更加蜿蜒,在平地上曲折穿行。
用法提示:snakier 是 snaky 的比较级,意为“更蜿蜒的”,描述河流的弯曲形态。
The queue for the new ride was snaky, curling around the corner.
新游乐设施的队伍弯弯曲曲,一直绕到街角。
用法提示:snaky 作形容词,意为“弯曲的、蜿蜒的”,用来描绘队伍弯折的形状。
作定语时直接放在名词前,多形容道路、河流等弯曲的形状,也可形容像蛇一样的外形。
We drove along a snaky mountain road.
我们沿着一条蜿蜒的山路行驶。
作表语时多与 look、seem 等系动词连用,侧重给人的视觉印象。
The vines looked snaky in the shadows.
那些藤蔓在阴影里看起来像蛇一样。
比较级为 snakier,最高级为 snakiest,用于两者或多者间比较弯曲程度。
The coastal road is snakier than the inland one.
这条沿海公路比内陆那条更蜿蜒。
grammar · medium
易错句子I saw a snaky in the grass.
正确表达I saw a snake in the grass.
snaky 是形容词,只能修饰名词或作表语,不能当名词用。表示“蛇”这种动物要用名词 snake,所以 a snaky 应改为 a snake。
grammar · medium
易错句子This mountain road is more snaky than the one by the lake.
正确表达This mountain road is snakier than the one by the lake.
snaky 是以 -y 结尾的双音节形容词,比较级要把词尾 -y 变成 -i 再加 -er,即 snakier,不用 more;最高级同理是 snakiest。
grammar · medium
易错句子He gave me a snaky smile and quietly took my wallet.
正确表达He gave me a sneaky smile and quietly took my wallet.
snaky 只表示“像蛇的、蜿蜒曲折的”,没有“鬼鬼祟祟、狡猾”的意思;要表示偷偷摸摸、心怀不轨,应该用 sneaky。这两个词拼写和读音相近,容易混用。
拼写和发音都跟 snaky 只差一个字母,但 sneaky 说的是人做事偷偷摸摸、不光明正大,跟“形状像蛇的”没有关系。
与 snaky 拼写接近,但 snarky 形容说话尖酸刻薄、爱挖苦人,只能修饰言语或态度,不能用来形容外形像蛇。
两者都能表示“像蛇的”,但 serpentine 更书面,多用来描写河流、道路、队列的蛇形曲线;口语里说某个东西长得像蛇,一般用 snaky。
snake + -like
snake + skin
snake + bite
snake + charmer
snake + oil
snake + pit
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