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slither

verb
🔊/ˈslɪðə(r)/
🔊/ˈslɪðər/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they slither
🔊/ˈslɪðə(r)/
🔊/ˈslɪðər/
he / she / it slithers
🔊/ˈslɪðəz/
🔊/ˈslɪðərz/
past simple slithered
🔊/ˈslɪðəd/
🔊/ˈslɪðərd/
past participle slithered
🔊/ˈslɪðəd/
🔊/ˈslɪðərd/
-ing form slithering
🔊/ˈslɪðərɪŋ/
🔊/ˈslɪðərɪŋ/
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  1. [intransitive] + adv./prep. to move smoothly over a surface, like a snake 滑行；蛇行；爬行synonym glide
    • The snake slithered away as we approached.我们一走近，蛇就爬走了。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • Zack slithered along on his belly.扎克匍匐前行。
    • She slithered into the water like a crocodile.她像鳄鱼一样滑入水中。
    Topics Animalsc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • silently
    • slowly
    • away
    • …
    preposition
    • across
    • along
    • around
    • …
    phrases
    • slither its, his, etc. way along, over, etc. something
    See full entry
  2. + adv./prep. to move somewhere without much control, for example because the ground is steep or wet（因地面陡峭或湿滑等）跌跌撞撞地溜行，踉踉跄跄地走 synonym slide
    • We slithered down the slope to the road.我们跌跌撞撞地顺着坡跑到了公路上。🔊🔊
    • They were slithering around on the ice.他们在冰上踉踉跄跄地滑行。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • Her knees gave way and she slithered to the floor.她膝盖支持不住，滑倒在地板上。
    • The horses slipped and slithered in the mud.马滑倒在泥泞中滑行。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • silently
    • slowly
    • away
    • …
    preposition
    • across
    • along
    • around
    • …
    phrases
    • slither its, his, etc. way along, over, etc. something
    See full entry
    3. Word OriginMiddle English: alteration of the dialect verb slidder, frequentative from the base of slide.