sidewinder

FREQ #42293

n. 侧击, 横击, (美)(非正式)保镖, 花钱雇用的打手

发音

US /ˈsaɪd.waɪn.dɚ/
AU

词形变化

sidewinders 复数 sidewinders sidewindered sidewindering sidewinders 三单 sidewindering 现在分词 sidewindered 过去式 sidewindered 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A North American rattlesnake, Crotalus cerastes, that inhabits lowland deserts.

  2. 2.

    A person who is untrustworthy and dangerous.

    俚语
  3. 3.

    A heavy swinging blow from the side which disables an adversary.

    过时 俚语
  4. 4.

    A type of middle-distance deep-sea trawler widely used during the 1960s and 1970s.

    航海 交通
  5. 5.

    A rollercoaster element where riders enter a half-loop followed by a half-corkscrew, and exit perpendicular to the direction of entry.

  6. 6.

    A pitcher who throws sidearm.

    非正式 体育 游戏
v.
  1. 1.

    Synonym of sidewind.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

horned rattlesnake

上位词 3

missile rattlesnake rattler

相关短语

Colorado Desert sidewinder

词源

From side + winder (“one who winds or wends, traveller”), from the sideways, looping manner in which they move.

来源：wiktionary