snail學測 L2KK [ˈsnel] ｜ /ˈsneɪl/
蝸牛·食用蝸牛
初階常考詞，蝸牛意象生活化
A snail moved slowly across the wet grass after the rain.
雨後，一隻蝸牛慢慢爬過溼答答的草地。
一個畫面：揹殼慢爬
揹殼而行殼隨身帶著，走到哪揹到哪
伸縮觸角遇到危險就縮進殼裡
端上餐桌法國人把牠做成佳餚
義項
軟體動物C1noun蝸牛
In the garden, we found a big snail on a green leaf.
我們在花園裡的綠葉上發現了一隻大蝸牛。
a garden snaila snail shell
餐桌佳餚B1noun食用蝸牛
In France, people cook and eat snails with garlic butter.
在法國，人們會用大蒜奶油烹煮蝸牛，當作特別的美食來吃。
a plate of snailssnails in garlic butter
片語
at a snail's pace慢如蝸牛爬行 →形容速度非常緩慢
snail mail慢遞信件 →傳統紙本郵件，速度慢
你會不會這樣說？
The gardener found a ___ on the wet leaf, not a metal one. (snail / nail)
看答案
snail
snail 是蝸牛，nail 是指甲，兩字只差一個字母。
'In France, people cook and eat snails with garlic butter.' 這句的 snail 指的是？(A) 一般蝸牛 (B) 可食用的蝸牛
看答案
(B)
此句描述蝸牛被烹煮當作食物，對應「食用蝸牛」義項。