1. So-called serpentine soils, for example, are deficient in calcium, and only plants able to tolerate low levels of this mineral can survive. 例如，所谓的蛇形土壤缺乏钙，只有对低水平的这种矿物质耐受的植物才能生存。
2. The elongated, serpentine body that allows land snakes to slither through dense grass also serves aquatic snakes in propelling through the water. 这种细长蜿蜒的身体能让陆地上的蛇在茂密的草丛中爬行，也能让水蛇在水中游动。
3. The serpentine lakeshore is 128km long. 的蛇纹石湖岸是128公里长。
4. This is a serpentine road going through the Urals. 这是一条蜿蜒的路穿过乌拉尔山。
5. He shows me another piece that will appear at the Serpentine. 他向我展示了另一幅将在蛇厅展出的作品。
