sinuous

英 [ˈsɪnjuəs]

美 [ˈsɪnjuəs]

adj.  弯曲有致的; 蜿蜒的

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BNC.19926 / COCA.19654

牛津词典

adj.

• 弯曲有致的；蜿蜒的
  turning while moving, in an elegant way; having many curves
  1. a sinuous movement
     婀娜多姿的动作
  2. the sinuous grace of a cat
     猫的灵活优美
  3. the sinuous course of the river
     弯弯曲曲的河道

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 摇曳生姿的;动作柔软的
  Something that issinuousmoves with smooth twists and turns.
  1. ...the silent, sinuous approach of a snake through the long grass...
     一条蛇灵活地扭动身躯，穿过高高的草丛悄悄地靠近
  2. He has a distinctively sinuous way of walking.
     他走路扭来扭去，很有特点。
• ADJ-GRADED 蜿蜒的;弯弯曲曲的
  Something that issinuoushas many smooth turns and curves.
  1. I drove along sinuous mountain roads.
     我行驶在蜿蜒的山路上。

英英释义

adj

• curved or curving in and out
  1. wiggly lines
  Synonym:sinuatewiggly

双语例句

• The building's sinuous form rises up to a tower to the east and is wrapped in a shimmering, undulating louvered shading system.
  建筑的弯曲结构向东高高举起一座塔，该弯曲结构被包裹在闪闪发光成波浪型的百叶窗遮蔽系统下。
• Self-formed river channels tend to be sinuous.
  自动形成的河槽是趋向于弯曲的。
• The form of frond epidermis of S.grevilleoides and S.albofusca bring into correspondence with each other: the epidermis cells are irregular narrow strip with sinuous anticlinal walls;
  该属两种叶表皮形态基本一致：表皮细胞为不规则的狭长形，垂周壁波状；
• Sinuous Antenna Design With Its Backed Reflexible Cavity
  超宽带正弦天线及其反射背腔的设计
• "The detached crystals slithered down the rock face for a moment and then made no further sound"( H.G.Wells). The word can also suggest the sinuous, gliding motion of a reptile.
  “散开的晶体在岩石表面滑了一段时间就再也没有声音了”（H·G·威尔斯）。这个词还可以指爬行动物蜿蜒，滑行的动物。
• When I was at Girl Scout camp, we were taught a species of hula, floral and sinuous, to "Lovely Hula Hands," as played by our counsellor on the ukulele.
  当我还在女童童军营地的时候，我们伴着顾问先生的四弦琴声，环带花圈，跳的是就草裙舞的一种，叫做“可爱的呼啦手”。
• I drove along sinuous mountain roads.
  我行驶在蜿蜒的山路上。
• And growing is that sinuous road.
  而成长就是那弯遥遥迢迢的来时路。
• Resembling an eel in being long and thin and sinuous.
  在长、细、弯上似鳗的。
• Move with slow, sinuous movements.
  缓慢地，蜿蜒地运动。