In North America, a number of different poisonous and non-poisonous snakes are called adders. In Europe and Asia, an adder is a small poisonous snake . (北美产的)多种蛇的通称; (欧亚产的)蝰蛇
noun [专属名词]蝰蛇(欧洲产的小毒蛇);加算器;猪鼻蛇(北美产无毒的)
I took a horned adder from beneath a stone and let it sting me. 我从石头下面捉出一条长角的毒蝰蛇来,让它咬我。
Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear; 他们的毒气,好像蛇的毒气。
Often an adder bite goes unnoticed or is confused with an insect sting until the ensuing pain gets the victim’s attention. 如果被蝰蛇咬了一口,人们经常会误以为只是蚊虫叮咬,直到接踵而来的剧痛,受害者才会明白过来。