Serpent

(noun.) an obsolete bass cornet; resembles a snake.

(noun.) a firework that moves in serpentine manner when ignited.

录入:凯思琳

• He returned Mr. Pott's gaze of stone, and in compliance with that gentleman's request, proceeded to make the most he could of the 'serpent. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• Handsome some he was not, being small and dark, but he was as lithe as a serpent, and his dark eyes flashed with the fierce fire of genius. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
• Serpent, Sir,' repeated Mr. Pott, raising his voice, and then suddenly depressing it: 'I said, serpent, sir--make the most of it. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• But betray the lovely woman, and you shall find her a serpent. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• The fat of the lion, hippopotamus, crocodile, goose, serpent, and wild goat, in equal parts, served as a prescription for baldness. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
• The serpent was on the watch, the train was laid, the mine was preparing, the sapper and miner was at work. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• The great serpent had got the father, and the son was dragged into the embrace of horrifying death along with him. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• If I were dealing with you, or with Maurice, I might not stoop to diplomatic lies; but as to that serpent of an Andros—pah! 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
• He sat by the piano, with his watch-chain resting in folds, like a golden serpent, on the sea-green protuberance of his waistcoat. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• Justinian is a serpent of wisdom, said the poet reflectively, taking off his sombrero. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
• He'd be sharper than a serpent's tooth, if he wasn't as dull as ditch water. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• Glass snake is the name which has been given to a lizard resembling a serpent in form and reaching a length of three feet. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• Nearly everywhere that Neolithic culture went, there went a disposition to associate the sun and the serpent in decoration and worship. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• It is that little serpent of a governess who rules him. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• The Venetian gondola is as free and graceful, in its gliding movement, as a serpent. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• Neolithic man was enormously impressed by serpents--and he no longer took the sun for granted. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• The rain fell, and the Smoke-serpents, submissive to the curse of all that tribe, trailed themselves upon the earth. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 艰难时事.
• She clung hold of his coat, of his hands; her own were all covered with serpents, and rings, and baubles. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.

校对:韦恩