Slithering
“Slithering” 指蛇、鳗鱼或无腿生物贴地蜿蜒移动,如 a snake slithering through the grass(蛇在草丛中爬行);比喻某人阴险、悄无声息地接近,如 rumors slithering through the office(谣言在办公室里悄悄蔓延)。
- “We heard something slithering in the bushes.” (我们听见灌木丛里有东西在爬。)
- “Fog came slithering over the hills at dawn.” (黎明时雾气蜿蜒漫过山丘。)
- “He watched doubt slithering into every corner of the plan.” (他看着疑虑悄悄渗入计划的每个角落。)
“Slither” 可能源自中古英语 slidderen(打滑、滑行),与 slide(滑)同源;专指蛇类无肢蜿蜒前行。
词干 slither(动词,蜿蜒爬行)+ “-ing” 表示正在进行的贴地滑行。
恐怖片、自然纪录片中 slithering 是经典音效与画面词;文学里常赋予阴险、冰冷的语感。
- 固定搭配: “slithering through” (蜿蜒穿过), “come slithering” (爬了过来)
- 原形: slither
- 名词: slither
“slither” 里藏着 slide(滑)——想象蛇贴地 slide 前行,就是 slithering。
“A lizard went slithering across the patio while she slithered out of the conversation about office politics.” (蜥蜴爬过露台时,她也悄悄从办公室政治的谈话里溜开了。)