snail
US
UK snail n: (animal: gastropod)
SC 蜗牛 wō niú
Keen gardeners often throw snails over the wall into their neighbors' yards.
热心的园丁们经常把蜗牛扔进隔壁邻居的院子里。
snails npl: (escargots: eaten as food) (专门食用的)
SC 蜗牛 wō niú
I ordered snails in garlic butter for my starter.
开胃菜我点了黄油蒜泥焗蜗牛。
snail n: figurative (slow moving person or animal)
SC 蜗牛般慢吞吞的人，蜗牛 wō niú
SC 蜗牛般慢吞吞的动物
Come on Neil, keep up; you're such a snail.
振作一点，尼尔，要跟上，不要像个蜗牛一样慢慢吞吞的。
sea snail n: (marine gastropod)
SC 海蜗牛
snail mail n: informal (post, conventional mail) (非正式用语)
SC 蜗牛邮件，传统邮件 luó niú yóu jiàn，chuán tǒng yóu jiàn
Most of the bills I receive are emailed, but my tax bill comes by snail mail.