英文词源
- eel (n.)
- Old English æl "eel," from Proto-Germanic *ælaz (cognates: Old Frisian -el, Middle Dutch ael, Dutch aal, Old Saxon and Old High German al, German Aal, Old Norse all), which is of unknown origin, with no certain cognates outside Germanic. Used figuratively for slipperiness from at least 1520s.
中文解释
1. peel => p + eel => 鳗鱼的皮儿 =》 剥掉鳗鱼的皮儿。2. reel => r + eel => 因为鳗鱼蛇形的鱼类，而蛇形是那种长条形具有缠绕特性的形状。=> 鳗鱼缠绕在花儿上。
实用例句
- 1. The relationships between ambient temperature and ADMR, AME, EDM, EEL, TDMR, TME, plasma T 3 concentration were curvilinear.
- ADMR 、 AME 、 EDM 、 EEL 、 TDMR 、 TME 、 血浆中T_3浓度与环境温度的关系呈曲线型,其中EDM、 EEL、TDMR用对数曲线模拟较好.
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- 2. He is as slippery as an eel and simply refuses to be pinned down on anything.
- 他很圆滑,什么事情都不肯承担责任.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 3. She's as slippery as an eel.
- 她像狐狸一样狡猾.
来自辞典例句
- 4. 'I'm Ben Gunn, I am,'replied the maroon, wriggling like an eel in his embarrassment.
- “ 是的, 我是本-刚恩, ”这位放逐在荒滩上的水手答道, 一面不好意思地像鳗鱼一样扭动着身子.
来自英汉文学 - 金银岛
- 5. Another famous example is the electric eel. This Fish gives an even more powerful shock.
- 另外一个广为人知的例子是电鳗,这种鱼的电击强度更大.
来自中级百科部分