serpentine UK ['sɜ:.pən.taɪn] US ['sɝ:-] literary adjective ■curving and twisting like a snake 像蛇一样卷曲的;蜿蜒的•We followed the serpentine course of the river.我们沿着弯弯曲曲的河道走。 ■complicated and difficult to understand 复杂难懂的;曲折的•The film's serpentine plot was difficult to follow.电影曲折的情节让人难以理解。 |