| 单词 | whiplike |
| 例句 | They were picking plums, their two sets of bare arms reaching in among the whiplike boughs, their two dark heads turned away from her, one tidy, the other wild as wind. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The whiplike scar along the side of Rajar’s face twisted as the word left his lips. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The whiplike tail brought them swiftly to his side. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z They have long, arching, whiplike tails, whitish fur on the chest, and cream-colored fur on the back. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The unfortunate rodent screamed and danced about with the stinging pain of the thick whiplike tail. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z And he slashed at the air: Harry felt a white-hot, whiplike something hit him across the face and was slammed backward into the ground. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Miss Sarah and Miss Rose circled and dove from above, flaying fetterlings with whiplike switches. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Avoiding the stabs of the banner pole and the swift whiplike slashes of the tail, Basil realized that this was no clumsy rat he faced. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Before the axe could make contact, a whiplike willow branch smacked the weapon out of Sigurd’s hand. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z There were coordination problems in some of the fast scenes, such as Osmin’s rage aria in Act I, in which the whiplike percussive accents from the orchestra lagged behind. Review: James Levine Opens Last Run as Metropolitan Opera Music Director 2016-04-24T04:00:00Z The material of the handle remained unspecified, but the netting was crucial: it reduced wind drag, giving the swatter a “whiplike swing.” Makers: Who Made That Fly Swatter? 2012-05-27T06:55:04Z Hence the children’s Sanskrit names and their long, whiplike tails of hair, which their father, stirring a bit of Sikh tradition into his ad-hoc doctrine, didn’t let them cut. Escape from Childhood 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z This ruins the natural form and encourages the growth of spindly, whiplike branches that are too weak to hold up the flowers. Crepe MyrtleEssential Southern Plant 2010-03-31T16:28:00Z In February, he cuts them back to just a few inches above the ground, and the result is an abundance of whiplike stems spiraled with paddle-shaped leaves. This low-maintenance garden shows you don’t need flowers to shine 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z The primary species of rat in both New York and Los Angeles is Rattus norvegicus, the brown rat: a midsize rodent that has a whiplike tail and is resilient, intuitive and remarkably fecund. Is There an Ethical Way to Kill Rats? Should We Even Ask? 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z One had a whiplike antenna that would hit him as he ran. Uvalde police chief defends 77-minute delay in interview — but experts stunned by his explanation 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z A sponge consists of a network of interconnected canals, which include small digestive chambers lined with specialized digestive cells with whiplike projections. Sponge innards suggest how nerve cells evolved 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z Raizen decided to look at placozoans—round, flat, transparent creatures no bigger than a sesame seed that have just two layers of cells, each outfitted with whiplike projections called cilia. ‘If it’s alive, it sleeps.’ Brainless creatures shed light on why we slumber 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z Small holes in coccolith fossils indicate that the survivors possessed whiplike flagella that let them move and stalk other organisms. Prehistoric Plankton Became Predators to Survive a Mass Extinction 2021-03-08T05:00:00Z These single-celled cousins of animals, endowed with a whiplike flagellum and a collar of shorter hairs, resemble the food-filtering "collar" cells that line the channels of sponges. The momentous transition to multicellular life may not have been so hard after all 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z Naked to the waist, his shoulder leaning against a stable door, he wore polo boots and tight white riding pants; horse tack dangled whiplike from his left hand. Jerzy Kosinski’s Traumas, Real and Invented 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z Instead, the tail in amber is whiplike and flexible, bending in several places at once. Dinosaur tail trapped in amber sheds light on evolution of feathers 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z They found that both pitchers and quarterbacks planted their feet, rotated their hips and upper trunks, and flipped their shoulders forward, creating a whiplike motion. Super Bowl — Joe Flacco and Colin Kaepernick Match Strong-Arm Tactics 2013-02-01T04:59:42Z Single-celled organisms like bacteria have small whiplike tails, or flagella, that allow them to move, but despite their molecular-scale efficiency, flagella will never push their owners far. How an Interconnected Planet Is Fueling the Brewing Viral Storm 2011-10-11T11:15:00.227Z Mr. Marquez has shown Justin his lethal style — the cupped hands and a whiplike hitting motion — but he also imparts the strategies of a handball hustler. Sweat: When the Court Won?t Let Go 2011-05-07T22:39:13Z Why it creates these whiplike streaks in some is not well understood. Diagnosis: A Red Scare 2011-02-18T16:00:00Z Its job is to recognize and bind to the whiplike flagella that bacteria use to move around. Obesity: How Intestinal Bacteria May Cause Weight Gain 2010-03-05T09:00:00Z Their dead eyes looked up at him dully, charred and empty; their bright gauzy wings smoked in ruins of ugly, whiplike ribs. Pet Farm And as they left I saw a dim, crawling shape move closer, throw out a long, whiplike tentacle, and wrap the body in a hungry embrace. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930 It was the kind of punch that makes champions, a whiplike lash of the forearm, with relaxed muscles that tighten at the moment of impact. In the Orbit of Saturn The constable swung his rifle quickly to his shoulder; the sharp, whiplike report came, and the dog dropped over, and its heart's blood flowed upon the ground and lay there in a pool. A Boy's Town He uttered a high whistle, and instantly the whiplike lashes of a hundred beetles whizzed through the darkness and remained poised over Dodd's head. Astounding Stories of Super-Science February 1930 The new arrival was a snow-white bull-terrier, alert, ardent, quivering in expectation of a welcome among these strangers, madly wagging his whiplike tail in passionate silence. A Young Man in a Hurry and Other Short Stories Then Harlan 251 knew Morgan was using his gun, for its roaring crash mingled with the whiplike crack of a rifle. 'Drag' Harlan The next instant another pair of scouts swung into view, when again out snapped that ominous, double, whiplike crack. The Cruise of the Thetis A Tale of the Cuban Insurrection For a few seconds the mountains flung whiplike echoes back and forth in a volley. North of Fifty-Three She expected every moment to hear the sharp whiplike crack of the rifle, but there was no sound. The Young Trailers A Story of Early Kentucky And as she lay there, her bright hair tumbled about her face, she heard, above the river’s monotone, a sharp, whiplike sound—swis-s-sh—and a silvery thread flashed out across her vision. A Young Man in a Hurry and Other Short Stories Two whiplike reports shattered the night quiet before Stephen O'Mara moved. Then I'll Come Back to You But the gods had decided otherwise, for the whiplike crack of rifles suddenly cut the air, and the bullets fell so thick around the pursuers that the three men could almost breathe lead. Campaign Pictures of the War in South Africa (1899-1900) Letters from the Front In that case he strikes quick blows with his whiplike tail, the jagged spines of which make very dangerous wounds, apt to produce lockjaw. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 33, December, 1873 Suddenly the whiplike crack of his Savage 250-300 rifle sounded five times in quick succession just above our heads, and we climbed hurriedly out of the gorge. Camps and Trails in China A Narrative of Exploration, Adventure, and Sport in Little-Known China In a group round the mouth were sixteen slender, almost whiplike tentacles, arranged in two bunches of eight each. The War of the Worlds A din of mingled voices came from the other side of the door, followed quickly by the whiplike crack of a revolver shot. The Mystery of the Four Fingers But she gave him his quittance in a whiplike retort. A Fool for Love The silence of a ritual—faces stiffened, eyes rolling—a rigid embrace of men and women creeping cunningly among the revolving colors and the whiplike rhythms of the jazz band. A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago He did not feel the whiplike sting of boughs that struck him across the face. Back to God's Country and Other Stories Then the octagonal symbols stirred, unfolded like buds— They were the nests of the Keeper's tentacles, and out from them the whiplike tendrils uncoiled, shot out and writhed toward us. The Metal Monster Down from the Keeper writhed and flicked a tangle of tentacles; serpentine, whiplike. The Metal Monster |
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