【cobra】 - A-level备考词汇

cobra

UK:  ['kəʊbrə]

US:  ['koʊbrə]

复数：cobras  

n.

1.〔澳大利亚〕头;头盖骨

2.【动物;动物学】眼镜蛇,毒帽蛇

1 . Another major Hindu god, Lord Shiva, is usually depicted with a cobra wrapped like a scarf around his neck.
而印度教的另一主神湿婆神（LordShiva）的画像中总有一条眼镜蛇像围巾一样缠绕着他的脖子。

2 . 'Whenever I lie down in my bed, a cobra will just slide on top of me, without hurting me, ' boasts Narottom Sain, a Mushari village leader.
穆沙里村的一个头领纳若托姆•塞恩（NarottomSain）夸口说，只要我躺到床上，眼镜蛇就会爬过我的身体，但它并不会伤害我。

3 . Krait and cobra venoms, including that of the king cobra, act very quickly by crippling the nervous system.
金环蛇和眼镜蛇（包括眼镜王蛇）的毒液，通过削弱神经系统快速生效。

4 . One cable spelled out a deal that Turkey's leadership was trying to nail down to buy 16 Super Cobra helicopter gunships.
一份电报公布了一项交易，土耳其领导人想对采购16架“超级眼镜蛇”重型直升机加以阻拦。

5 . Half an hour later , there was no sign of even the smallest grass snake , much less a cobra .
那条眼镜蛇越来越软弱无力，再过一会儿就要没命了。