snails

A snail's shell is spiral in form.

蜗牛壳呈螺旋形。

Limpets, snails and octopuses are mollusks.

帽贝 、 蜗牛和章鱼都是软体动物.

Snails would, of course, be the main dish.

蜗牛当然会是道主菜。

At the same time, this sea-water also kills off the greedy giant apple snail, an introduced pest that feeds on young rice plants.

与此同时海水也杀死了贪婪的巨头苹果蜗牛，这种外来害虫以水稻幼苗为食。

The economy grew at a snail's pace in the first three months of this year.

今年第一季度经济增速缓慢。

Snails feed on fresh leaves and kill the plants.

而蜗牛则吃新鲜叶子和杀死植物.

The microscopic worms infect snails , which in turn lay infected eggs.

显微镜下的蠕虫传染蜗牛, 产下受传染的蛋.

The train was moving now at a snail's pace

火车这会儿走得跟蜗牛一样慢。

The idea never appealed to me very much, but one day, after a heavy shower, I happened to be walking in my garden when I noticed a huge number of snails taking a stroll on some of my prize plants.

这个主意从未使我感兴趣, 不过有一天一场阵雨之后, 我偶然在自己的花园里散步,这时我看到许多蜗牛在我的一些珍贵的植物上漫步.

Most snails have shells on their backs.

大多数蜗牛背上有壳.

Originally from South America, the snails were accidentally introduced into the Ebro Delta by Global Aquatic Technologies, a company that raised the snails for fresh-water aquariums, but failed to prevent their escape.

这些蜗牛原产自南美洲，由全球水产技术公司意外地带入了埃布罗河三角洲，该公司曾为淡水水族馆饲养这些蜗牛，却不慎让它们逃脱了。

These snails do not occur on low-lying coral islands or atolls.

在地势低平的珊瑚岛或环礁上没有这种螺。

I think I'll try the snails for lunch — I'm feeling adventurous today.

我想我午餐要尝一下蜗牛——我今天很想冒险.

French people eat 40,000 tons of snails every year!

法国人每年吃4万吨蜗牛！

I warmed a couple of snails, and your eggs are in the frying pan.

我热了两个面包卷.你的鸡蛋在平煎锅里.

I cannot overcome my repugnance to eating snails.

吃蜗牛真恶心,我可受不了.

For now, the giant apple snail's foothold in Europe is limited to the Ebro Delta.

到目前为止，巨头苹果蜗牛在欧洲仅存在于埃布罗河三角洲。

The snail drew in its feelers.

蜗牛把触角缩了回去。

Snails are usually served in their shells.

蜗牛通常连壳被端上餐桌.

These organisms penetrate into snails, multiply, and develop into cercariae , the infective form for man.

这些毛蚴进体螺体, 繁殖和发育对人类有传染性的尾蚴.

Humans become infected when they enter water where snails live.

当他们进入淡水中,人类就会被感染.

Two faceted clear crystal small snails on a frosted crystal leaf.

二在清楚水晶小蜗牛上雕琢平面在一片结霜的水晶叶子.

"The short-term fight against the snail, and a mid-to long-term fight against climate change."

短期内与蜗牛作战，中远期内抵御气候变化。

The Ebro Delta, in Spain, famous as a battleground during the Spanish Civil War, is now the setting for a different contest, one that is pitting rice farmers against two enemies: the rice-eating giant apple snail, and rising sea levels.

西班牙的埃布罗河三角洲因曾为西班牙内战期间的战场而出名，现在又成为另一场战争的所在地，那就是稻农们正面临两大敌人的挑战:以水稻为食的巨头苹果蜗牛，以及持续上升的海平面。

But the snail has given the project greater urgency.

但是，蜗牛还是这个项目地当务之急。

Elizabeth had been collecting snails for a school project

伊丽莎白一直在为完成学校的一份课题作业收集蜗牛。

Most species live off aquatic snails.

绝大多数种类以吃螺为生。

But the snail continues its march to new territory, says Serrat.

但是，塞拉特说，这些蜗牛在继续向新的领地迈进

Snails and octopuses are molluscs.

蜗牛和章鱼是软体动物.

The snails are no larger than one centimetre across.

这些蜗牛体宽不超过1厘米。