毕竟英语(毕竟英语短语)

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词汇释义

sinuous TEM8 TOEFL GRE

UK /ˈsɪn.ju.əs/ US /ˈsɪn.ju.əs/

1. [literary] adj, Something that is sinuous has many smooth turns and curves. 蜿蜒的;弯弯曲曲的

2. [literary] adj, Something that is sinuous moves with smooth twists and turns. 摇曳生姿的;动作柔软的

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外刊例句

1. After all, what a work is English, how copious in its vocabulary, how noble in expression, how sinuous in its constructions, and yet how plain in its basic principles.（The Guardian)

毕竟，英语是一部多么伟大的作品，英语词汇是多么丰富，英语表达是多么高尚，英语结构是多么复杂，但英语的基本原则是多么朴素。《卫报》

2. Now there is peace — and plenty of golf being played — along the 300 miles of the sinuous border that separates Northern Ireland from Ireland.(Washington Post)

现在，边界绵延300英里，将北爱尔兰与爱尔兰分开，和平之地--很多人打着高尔夫。《华盛顿邮报》

3. The sinuous form, paneled in wood, highlights and shelters the ark.(New York Times)

形式蜿蜒，用木头镶嵌而成，突显了大船，并为其提供保护。《纽约时报》

4. Washed in mysterious twilight tints thanks to Franz Planer’s black-and-white cinematography, the film of 1948 showcases the sinuous pans and tracking shots that were Ophüls’s hallmark. (The Economist)

这部黑白电影是1948年拍摄的，由弗朗茨·普莱纳（Franz Planer）掌镜，画面都笼罩在神秘的昏暗色调中。这部影片展示了奥菲尔斯标志性的迂回摇摄和追踪拍摄手法。《经济学人》

5. Geologists worry that the weight of water in the sinuous reservoir, 600km (370 miles) from end to end, and the rise and fall of it, is causing more frequent tremors along the fault lines. （The Economist)

地质学家担心，这座蜿蜒 600公里的水库中水的重量以及涨落会引发断裂带上更频繁的轻微地震。《经济学人》

词汇搭配

sinuous way, approach, path, stream, leaf, movement, trail

词汇家族

​sinuate, sinuosity, sinuousness, sinuousnesses, sinuously, sinuosities, sinuated, sinuating, sinuates

词汇来源

蜿蜒意味着蜿蜒或弯曲。如果你在蜿蜒的山路上迷路，你将需要一个指南针或GPS来确定哪个方向能回到营地。

sinuous "蜿蜒 "来自拉丁语的 "sinus"，意思是曲线或弯曲。如果你有一个婀娜的身段，那么你就有很多的曲线。蛇使用蜿蜒的动作来行走。活橡树的树枝特别蜿蜒。我们通常用蜿蜒来谈论身体或路径的物理形状。但如果某人在试图解释事物时，他们的逻辑发散到各处，你也可以把他们的逻辑描述为曲折。

近义词

sinuate, wiggly, curved, curving, flexible, supple, crooked, indirect, bent, twisted

反义词

straight, direct, even, smooth, simple, easy, stiff, awkward