slither

🇬🇧 UK/'sliðә/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

v.

To move smoothly with a twisting, side-to-side motion, as a snake does; to slide.

蜿蜒滑行,像蛇一样爬行;滑动

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
slitherother
=slither

Common Collocations

  • 1.slither across蜿蜒穿过
  • 2.slither along沿着……滑行
  • 3.[slither away]悄悄溜走
  • 4.slither through穿行于……之间

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    A large snake slithered silently across the path and disappeared into the grass.

  • 2.

    The child slithered down the muddy slope, laughing all the way.

  • 3.

    The eel slithered through the rocks at the bottom of the tank.

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