sinuate
/adjective sin-yoo-it, -eyt, verb sin-yoo-eyt/US // adjective ˈsɪn yu ɪt, -ˌeɪt, verb ˈsɪn yuˌeɪt //UK // (ˈsɪnjʊɪt, -ˌeɪt) //
蜿蜒曲折,蜿蜒曲折的,蜿蜒的,一字形的
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adj.形容词 adjective
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Also sin·u·at·ed.
- : bent in and out; winding; sinuous.
- : Botany. having the margin strongly or distinctly wavy, as a leaf.
v.无主动词 verb
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sin·u·at·ed, sin·u·at·ing.
- : to curve or wind in and out; creep in a winding path: a snake sinuating along the ground.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
Valve linear or oblong, sometimes with sinuate sides, and with a pseudoraphe and transverse punctate lines.
Valve very convex, with sinuate keel and junction lines evident.
Valve linear with broad ventral side and straight or sinuate ventral margin.
Leaves, especially on young trees, often less deeply pinnatifid, sometimes barely sinuate.
Leaves sessile, sinuate-lobed, and with prickly teeth, often blotched with white.
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