🇬🇧🇨🇳 serpent - 蛇 : English Lesson

Meaning of "serpent" ("蛇"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

A serpent is another word for a snake. It usually means a long, slithery snake that crawls on its belly, has scales, and often looks a little mysterious or sneaky. People sometimes use the word “serpent” in stories and legends to talk about magical, talking, or giant snakes.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

Our class drew a serpent on the board, and the real class serpent stared at it like it had found its twin.

The serpent wrote a book called “How to Stretch Without Even Trying.”

At the pet parade, the serpent won “Most Likely to Be Mistaken for a Garden Hose.”

The serpent tried to play jump rope, but everyone got confused about which one was the rope.

During hide-and-seek, the serpent won by pretending to be a shoelace for twenty minutes.

Anna froze as a serpent slid from grass. The small serpent was long and thin, scales flashing in sun. She watched the serpent coil around a stick, then the serpent uncoiled and slipped into water. The serpent moved so smoothly and quietly that she smiled, breathed out, and waved. She felt brave.

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This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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