snail
n
1 type of small soft slow-moving animal, usu with a hard spiral shell 蜗牛
Snails have been eating our lettuces. 蜗牛一直在吃我们的莴苣.
The snail retreated into its shell. 蜗牛缩进壳里去了.
2 (idm 习语) at a `snail's pace very slowly 极慢的
The old woman crossed the road at a snail's pace. 那个老太太横过马路时走得慢极了.
snapvt.& vi. 猛地咬住;呵斥;折断;
vt. 拍照;用子母扣扣;[棒球]快速传(球);拍…的快照;
n. (树枝等的)突然折断;严厉的话;突然的撕咬;尤指关上或断裂的声音)啪嗒声;
vi. 啪啪作响;(目光)闪耀;(牙齿等)咯咯作响;(精神)突然崩溃;
adj. 容易的;喀嗒一声扣下的;仓促的;
adv. 噼啪作响地;啪嗒一声;猛然;
No, we didn't fix anything. We thought we might go out, but we said we'd check with each other first. And now I'm telling you I can't manage this Friday. Another time, possibly, but not Friday.