英语常用词汇编已完成。以“Snake”为例:
Snake
Anguine/colubrine/ophidic/ophidian蛇的, arboreal树栖的, carnivorous肉食性的, crawling/ creepy爬行的, deceitful/treacherous欺诈的, dreadful可怕的, ectothermic变温的, elongated长条形的, lethal致命的, nontoxic/ poisonless/nonvenomous无毒的, poisonous有毒的, serpentine蛇行的, sinuous弯曲的, snake-bitten蛇咬的/注定倒霉的, snakey蛇形的/恶毒的, squamate/ scaly有鳞的, venomous /viperous有毒的, vicious恶毒的, virulent /hypertoxic剧毒的
To coil oneself round a tree盘绕在树上, constrict around绞杀/收缩, crawl/creep蠕动/爬行, flick out one’s tongue吐信子, glide through穿滑过, hit where it hurt/touch someone’s tender spot打蛇打七寸, meander蜿蜒而流, prey on捕食, serpentuate蛇行, shed one’s skin蜕皮, sidewind蛇行, slither away蜿蜒滑行, slough one’s skin蜕皮, strangle绞杀, twist/ curl/wind around缠绕, wiggle/wriggle蠕动, zigzag像蛇一样移动
Adder蝰蛇, anaconda巨蟒/水蟒/森蚺, asp小毒蛇, black mamba黑曼巴蛇, boa蟒蛇, boidae蟒蛇科, boomslang非洲树蛇, bull snake(北美)无毒牛蛇, burrowing snake穴居蛇, bushmaster美洲巨蝮蛇, cascabel响尾蛇, cauliflower snake菜花蛇–Elaphe Carinata王锦蛇, cerastes角蝰, cobra眼镜蛇—-king cobra眼镜王蛇, colubrid无毒蛇类, constrictor蟒, copper head美洲蝮蛇, coral snake银环蛇, cottenmouth snake棉口蛇, dwarf pipe snake缩管蛇, Elapidae/elapid眼镜蛇类, garter snake鸟蛇/乌梢蛇, green bamboo snake/trimeresurus stejnegeri竹叶青, krait金环蛇, lizard蜥蜴/四脚蛇, long-noded pit viper白花蛇/五步蛇, mamba树眼镜蛇, mole catcher, ophelia蛇, naga蛇/眼镜蛇, ophicephalous蛇头, ophidian蛇, ouroboros含尾蛇, pit viper蝮蛇, python大蟒, racer黑蛇, rattlesnake响尾蛇, Razer Krait/Bungarus fasciatus金环蛇, reticulated python网纹蟒, serpent毒蛇, skink小蜥蜴/石龙子, slow-worm蛇蜥, sunbeam snake闪鳞蛇, taipan(澳洲)太攀蛇, thread snake蠕虫蛇, vine snake藤蛇, viper毒蛇, Viperidae蝰蛇科, zaocys dhumnade乌梢蛇
Fangs in the upper jaw蛇的毒牙, fork-shaped tongue蛇信子, hemotoxin溶血毒素–neurotoxin神经毒素, lateral undulation横向移动–sidewinding侧向移动, molting蜕皮, poison gland毒腺, prey猎物, reptile爬行动物—-limbless scaly elongated reptile, slough蛇褪的皮, venom(蛇的)毒液–toxic saliva
A snake in the grass伪装成朋友的人, antidote for snakebites蛇药, cockatrice/ basilisk蛇怪, hydra(希神)九头蛇, Joe Blake蛇, ophiology蛇类学, plesiosaur蛇颈龙, predator猎食者, prey猎物, Rod of Asclepius蛇杖(医疗标志)/医术之神–single serpent-entwined staff, snake-charmer耍蛇的人, snake-charming玩蛇术, snakefish带鱼, snake oil蛇油/胡扯, treacherous/deceitful person/ snake in the grass阴险的人, vicious people蛇蝎
Reptile爬行动物: crocodile鳄鱼, gecko壁虎, lizard蜥蜴, skink石龙子, snake蛇, tuatara大蜥蜴, turtle龟
Ouroboros衔尾蛇(象征永恒)
It’s serpent nature to wait motionless for its prey.以静制动
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