sinuous

英 ['sɪnjʊəs] 美 ['sɪnjʊəs]
  • adj. 蜿蜒的;弯曲的;迂回的
GRE TOEFL
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1. sine => sinuous.
2. sine => cosine.
sinuous 弯曲的,蜿蜒的

来自拉丁语 sinus,弯,曲,转,-ous,形容词后缀。

sinuous
sinuous: see sine
sinuous (adj.)
"full of turns and curves," 1570s, from Latin sinuosus "full of curves, folds, or bendings," from sinus "curve, fold, bend" (see sinus). Related: Sinuously; sinuousness.
1. I drove along sinuous mountain roads.
我行驶在蜿蜒的山路上。

来自柯林斯例句

2. He has a distinctively sinuous way of walking.
他走路扭来扭去,很有特点。

来自柯林斯例句

3. the sinuous grace of a cat
猫的灵活优美

来自《权威词典》

4. The river wound its sinuous way across the plain.
这条河蜿蜒曲折地流过平原.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. Self - formed river channels tend to be sinuous.
自动形成的河槽是趋向于弯曲的.

来自辞典例句

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