Wordiyosnail
🇬🇧 UK/sneil/🇺🇸 US
C2
Definitions
n.
A small, slow-moving mollusk with a coiled shell; a very slow person.
蜗牛；行动迟缓的人
v.
To move or travel very slowly.
缓慢移动
🧩 Root Breakdown
Native Englishsnailother
=snail
Common Collocations
- 1.snail's pace蜗牛速度（极慢的速度）
- 2.snail mail蜗牛邮件（传统纸质邮件）
- 3.garden snail花园蜗牛
- 4.[snail trail]蜗牛爬过的痕迹
Example Sentences
- 1.
After the rain, snails crawled slowly across the garden path.
- 2.
Come on, don't be such a snail — we're going to be late!
- 3.
The project moved at a snail's pace due to endless bureaucratic delays.