Serpent
['sɜːp(ə)nt] or ['sɝpənt]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) an obsolete bass cornet; resembles a snake.
(noun.) a firework that moves in serpentine manner when ignited.
錄入:凯思琳--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) Any reptile of the order Ophidia; a snake, especially a large snake. See Illust. under Ophidia.
(n.) Fig.: A subtle, treacherous, malicious person.
(n.) A species of firework having a serpentine motion as it passess through the air or along the ground.
(n.) The constellation Serpens.
(n.) A bass wind instrument, of a loud and coarse tone, formerly much used in military bands, and sometimes introduced into the orchestra; -- so called from its form.
(v. i.) To wind like a serpent; to crook about; to meander.
(v. t.) To wind; to encircle.
整理:康拉德
同義詞及近義詞：
n. Snake.
卡尔文校對
解釋/意思:
n. any member of the genus Ophidia more popularly known as snakes—any reptile without feet which moves by means of its ribs and scales: a snake: a person treacherous or malicious: one of the constellations in the northern hemisphere: (mus.) a bass musical wind-instrument entirely obsolete except in a few Continental churches a tapered leather-covered wooden tube 8 feet long twisted about like a serpent.—v.i. to wind along: to meander.—v.t. to girdle as with the coils of a serpent.—ns. Serpentā′ria the Virginia snakeroot; Serpentā′rius the secretary-birds: the constellation Ophiuchus; Ser′pent-charm′er one who charms or has power over serpents; Ser′pent-charm′ing the art of charming or governing serpents; Ser′pent-cū′cumber a long-fruited variety of the musk-melon; Ser′pent-dē′ity the god of the Ophites Abraxas; Ser′pent-eat′er the secretary-bird: a wild goat in India and Cashmere; Ser′penteau an iron circle with spikes to which squibs are attached used in a breach.—n.pl. Serpent′es the second order of the third class of limbless reptiles.—ns. Ser′pent-fish the snake-fish; Ser′pent-grass the alpine bistort.—adjs. Serpent′iform ophidian in structure: snake-like; Ser′pentine resembling a serpent: winding tortuous: spiral: crooked.—n. a kind of firework: a 16th-cent. form of cannon: a mineral composed of silica and manganese generally occurring massive colour some shade of green also red and brownish-yellow.—v.i. to wind or wriggle like a serpent.—adv. Ser′pentinely.—adjs. Serpentin′ic Ser′pentinous.—adv. Serpentī′ningly with a serpentine motion.—v.t. Ser′pentinise to convert into serpentine.—v.i. Ser′pentise to wind: meander.—adj. Ser′pent-like like a serpent.—ns. Ser′pent-liz′ard a lizard of the genus Seps; Ser′pent-moss a greenhouse plant from the West Indies; Ser′pentry serpentine motion: a place infested by serpents: serpents collectively; Ser′pent-star a brittle star; Ser′pent-stone snake-stone adder-stone; Ser′pent's-tongue the adder's-tongue fern; Ser′pent-tur′tle an enaliosaur; Ser′pent-withe a twining plant of tropical America; Ser′pent-wood an East Indian shrub; Ser′pent-wor′ship one of the most ancient and widespread forms of primitive religion and still existing amongst many savage peoples; Sea′-ser′pent (see Sea).—Serpentine verse a verse which begins and ends with the same word.—The old serpent Satan.
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娱乐性解釋/意思：
To dream of serpents, is indicative of cultivated morbidity and depressed surroundings. There is usually a disappointment after this dream. See Snakes and Reptiles.
錄入:沃尔特
例句/造句/用法:
- He returned Mr. Pott's gaze of stone, and in compliance with that gentleman's request, proceeded to make the most he could of the 'serpent. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- Handsome some he was not, being small and dark, but he was as lithe as a serpent, and his dark eyes flashed with the fierce fire of genius. 福爾斯·休姆. 奇幻島.
- Serpent, Sir,' repeated Mr. Pott, raising his voice, and then suddenly depressing it: 'I said, serpent, sir--make the most of it. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- But betray the lovely woman, and you shall find her a serpent. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- The fat of the lion, hippopotamus, crocodile, goose, serpent, and wild goat, in equal parts, served as a prescription for baldness. 李貝. 西洋科學史.
- The serpent was on the watch, the train was laid, the mine was preparing, the sapper and miner was at work. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- The great serpent had got the father, and the son was dragged into the embrace of horrifying death along with him. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- If I were dealing with you, or with Maurice, I might not stoop to diplomatic lies; but as to that serpent of an Andros—pah! 福爾斯·休姆. 奇幻島.
- He sat by the piano, with his watch-chain resting in folds, like a golden serpent, on the sea-green protuberance of his waistcoat. 威爾基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- Justinian is a serpent of wisdom, said the poet reflectively, taking off his sombrero. 福爾斯·休姆. 奇幻島.
- He'd be sharper than a serpent's tooth, if he wasn't as dull as ditch water. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- Glass snake is the name which has been given to a lizard resembling a serpent in form and reaching a length of three feet. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- Nearly everywhere that Neolithic culture went, there went a disposition to associate the sun and the serpent in decoration and worship. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- It is that little serpent of a governess who rules him. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- The Venetian gondola is as free and graceful, in its gliding movement, as a serpent. 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
- Neolithic man was enormously impressed by serpents--and he no longer took the sun for granted. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- The rain fell, and the Smoke-serpents, submissive to the curse of all that tribe, trailed themselves upon the earth. 查理斯·狄更斯. 艱難時事.
- She clung hold of his coat, of his hands; her own were all covered with serpents, and rings, and baubles. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
校對:韦恩