sinuate

• 一个（较旧或专业的）形容词，形容某物弯曲、呈波浪状或蜿蜒曲折，多用于描述边缘、形状或走向。

An obsolete adjective describing something that is curved, wavy, or winding in shape or course.

1. Curved or wavyC2formal

   Having a shape that curves in and out; winding or sinuous.

   波状的

   • The river followed a sinuate path through the valley.
   • Her sinuate movements on the dance floor were mesmerizing.
   • The sinuate design of the fence added an elegant touch to the garden.

   同义词curvymeanderingserpentinesinuoussnakytortuouswavywinding

   反义词straight

2. Wavy margin (botany)C2formal

   Describing a leaf or other plant part that has a margin with alternating concave and convex curves.

   波状边缘

   • The oak leaf has a sinuate margin, unlike the smooth edge of a beech leaf.
   • Botanists identified the plant by its sinuate leaf edges.
   • The sinuate outline of the fern frond is quite distinctive.

   同义词sinuousundulatewavy