To slither is to slide over a surface with a twisting, side-to-side movement, the way a snake moves, or the way something long and loose goes when it gets away from you. A snake slithers through grass. A person who has fallen on mud might slither down the bank, body turning as they go. Spaghetti can slither off a fork; a wet bar of soap can slither out of your hands.

To slither蜿蜒滑行 is to slide over a surface是指在表面上滑行 with a twisting, side-to-side movement以一種扭來扭去、左右擺動的方式 the way a snake moves就像蛇移動的樣子 or the way something long and loose goes when it gets away from you或像又長又鬆的東西滑脫時的樣子 A snake slithers through grass蛇會在草叢中蜿蜒滑行 A person who has fallen on mud一個滑倒在泥地上的人 might slither down the bank可能會扭著身體滑下堤岸 body turning as they go邊滑邊轉身 Spaghetti can slither off a fork義大利麵可能從叉子上滑掉 a wet bar of soap can slither out of your hands濕肥皂也可能從你手中滑掉

The word keeps a picture of bending and wriggling, not a straight, clean slide. You slide down a slide in a playground in one line; you slither when the movement has that snake-like twist.

The word keeps a picture of bending and wriggling這個字保留了彎曲扭動的畫面 not a straight, clean slide而不是筆直乾淨的滑動 You slide down a slide in a playground in one line你在遊樂場溜滑梯是一直線地滑下去 you slither when the movement has that snake-like twist但當動作帶有那種蛇一樣的扭動時就是「slither」

Writers use it for things they find a bit creepy or hard to hold: fog can slither over a field, a rumour can slither through a school, though those are stretched uses. The core is physical. It is a little more vivid and a little less neutral than slide.

Writers use it for things they find a bit creepy or hard to hold作家會用它形容一些讓人覺得有點毛骨悚然或難以掌握的東西 fog can slither over a field霧可以像蛇一樣爬過田野 a rumour can slither through a school謠言也可以這樣在學校裡蔓延 though those are stretched uses不過這些都是延伸用法 The core is physical核心意思還是身體上的動作 It is a little more vivid and a little less neutral than slide它比「slide」更生動一點、也更不中性一點

Parents use it with children (“Don’t let that worm slither away”), and so do nature programmes. As a noun, a slither is less common; people mostly meet the verb. There is no shame in mixing it up with slide at first — they are old relatives — but slither is the one with the wriggle in it.

Parents use it with children父母會對小孩用這個字 ("Don't let that worm slither away")「別讓那隻蟲溜走」 and so do nature programmes自然節目也會用 As a noun當名詞用時 a slither is less common比較少見 people mostly meet the verb人們大多是遇到動詞用法 There is no shame in mixing it up with slide at first一開始把它跟「slide」搞混也沒什麼好丟臉的 they are old relatives它們是老親戚 but slither is the one with the wriggle in it但帶有扭動感的是「slither」