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sinuous

/sin-yoo-uhs/US // ˈsɪn yu əs //UK // (ˈsɪnjʊəs) //

蜿蜒曲折的,蜿蜒曲折,蜿蜒的,蜿蜒

Related Words

crooked弯曲的,歪歪扭扭,歪曲,歪曲的curved弯曲的,弯弯曲曲的,弧形,弧形的undulating波动的,波动,波状的,起伏的meandering蜿蜒曲折,弯弯曲曲的,弯弯曲曲,蜿蜒曲折的serpentine蛇形结构,蛇形,蛇形线,蛇形的circuitous迂回的,迂回,迂回曲折,迂腐的convoluted错综复杂,错综复杂的,复杂的,复杂devious狡猾的,奸诈的,邪恶的,狡诈的indirect间接,间接的,间线,间断的snaky鬼鬼祟祟的,狡猾的,诡异的,鬼鬼祟祟supple柔软的,柔软,柔和的,柔润的tortuous曲折的,迂回的,迂回曲折,弯弯曲曲的vagrant流浪者,流浪汉,无业游民,游荡者anfractuous不切实际,不切实际的,脆弱的,轻率curvy弯曲的,弯弯曲曲的,弯弯的,弧形的flexuous曲折,曲折的,曲折性,挠性meandrous巨大的,巨大coiling卷材,卷绕,卷取,卷曲deviative偏差的,偏差,偏差性,偏离的

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : having many curves, bends, or turns; winding: a sinuous path.
    • : indirect; devious: sinuous questions.
    • : characterized by a series of graceful curving motions: a sinuous dance.
    • : Botany. sinuate, as a leaf.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.winding, twisting
Synonyms
crooked弯曲的,歪歪扭扭,歪曲,歪曲的curved弯曲的,弯弯曲曲的,弧形,弧形的meandering蜿蜒曲折,弯弯曲曲的,弯弯曲曲,蜿蜒曲折的serpentine蛇形结构,蛇形,蛇形线,蛇形的undulating波动的,波动,波状的,起伏的anfractuous不切实际,不切实际的,脆弱的,轻率circuitous迂回的,迂回,迂回曲折,迂腐的coiling卷材,卷绕,卷取,卷曲convoluted错综复杂,错综复杂的,复杂的,复杂curvy弯曲的,弯弯曲曲的,弯弯的,弧形的deviative偏差的,偏差,偏差性,偏离的devious狡猾的,奸诈的,邪恶的,狡诈的flexuous曲折,曲折的,曲折性,挠性indirect间接,间接的,间线,间断的meandrous巨大的,巨大snaky鬼鬼祟祟的,狡猾的,诡异的,鬼鬼祟祟supple柔软的,柔软,柔和的,柔润的tortuous曲折的,迂回的,迂回曲折,弯弯曲曲的twisting and turning缠绕着,曲折的,缠绕的,缠绕着的vagrant流浪者,流浪汉,无业游民,游荡者

Examples

  • Like some sinuous sax, we first hear the thoughts of Obersturmfuhrer Angelus (Golo) Thomsen.

  • I love this German team, which is sinuous and brilliant and fluid and youthful.

  • It is at once confining and infinitely sinuous, so at Biennale-time it abounds with situations I call Bonjour, Monsieur Courbet!

  • Whether this aptitude was combined with the sinuous cunning that is essentially Oriental Nigel did not know.

  • The natural result of this billiard-ball movement of the waters is that the path of the stream is sinuous.

  • Her hands were sinuous as serpents, the fingers tapering, the nails very long like the Chinese.

  • The river below Wroxham is very narrow and very sinuous; its banks lined with groves of trees which intercept the wind.

  • What a sinuous underground plot the superficial incidents of this journey covered!

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