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serpentine/ˈsɜ:p(ə)ntain/ adj., n. & v.●adj. 1 of or like a serpent 蛇的；蛇状的 2 coiling, tortuous, sinuous, meandering, writhing 蜿蜒的，曲折的，弯曲的，盘旋的 the serpentine windings of the stream 溪流的蜿蜒曲折处 3 cunning, subtle, treacherous 狡猾的；阴险的；奸诈的 ●n. 1 a soft rock mainly of hydrated magnesium silicate, usu. dark green and sometimes mottled or spotted like a serpent's skin, taking a high polish and used as a decorative material (用作装饰材料的)蛇纹岩(一种软岩，主要成分为氢镁矽酸盐，通常为深绿色) 2 Skating a figure of three circles in a line 【滑冰】同轴上滑 3 个圆形 ●v. intr. move sinuously, meander 迂回前进；蜿蜒前行 [Middle English via Old French serpentin from Late Latin serpentinus (as SERPENT)] |