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snaky

/sney-kee/US // ˈsneɪ ki //UK // (ˈsneɪkɪ) //

鬼鬼祟祟的,狡猾的,诡异的,鬼鬼祟祟

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    snak·i·er, snak·i·est.

    • : of or relating to snakes.
    • : abounding in snakes, as a place.
    • : snakelike; twisting, winding, or sinuous.
    • : venomous; treacherous or insidious: a snaky remark.
    • : consisting of, entwined with, or bearing a representation of snakes or serpents, as a ring.
    • : Australian Informal. irritable, angry, or spiteful.

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Examples

  • They could open the ports and ram those snaky heads inside to feed.

  • When the time came the middle of the month for the first planting, my seeds had developed snaky white roots and stalks.

  • But with a stout heart he struggled on through poisonous morasses, and pushed his way through snaky creepers.

  • It had a weighted handle, and a long, snaky lash, and it was said that a man could draw blood with it.

  • Jealousy, like a serpent, stole into their household, and involved the mind of the husband in her snaky embrace.