"snails" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 蝸牛

Definition

身體柔軟、帶螺旋殼的動作緩慢小動物。有些人會食用牠們。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

'Snails'是'snail'的複數。常用於形容緩慢，如“像蝸牛一樣慢”。別和“蛞蝓”混淆，蝸牛有殼，蛞蝓沒有。

Examples

There are many snails in the garden after it rains.

下雨後，花園裡有很多**蝸牛**。

Snails move very slowly on the ground.

**蝸牛**在地上爬行得非常慢。

Some people eat snails as a special dish.

有人會把**蝸牛**當作特別的料理來喫。

Did you see all the snails stuck to the wall after the rain?

你看到下雨後牆上貼著多少**蝸牛**嗎？

It took him forever because he works as slow as snails.

他做事超慢，像**蝸牛**一樣，所以用了超久。

Kids love to watch snails crawling along the road after it rains.

小朋友喜歡看**蝸牛**在雨後馬路上爬行。