词汇 | wriggle |
释义 | wriggle 1 ENTRIES FOUND: wriggle (verb) wriggle /ˈrɪgəl/ verb wriggles; wriggled; wriggling wriggle /ˈrɪgəl/ verb wriggles; wriggled; wriggling Learner's definition of WRIGGLE [no object] 1 : to twist from side to side with small quick movements like a worm扭动;扭来扭去 The children wriggled and squirmed in their chairs.孩子们坐在椅子上不舒服,来回扭动。 She managed to wriggle free of her ropes.她设法挣脱了捆住她的绳子。 They wriggled out of their wet clothes.他们费力地把湿衣服扒掉。 I had trouble getting the wriggling fish off my hook.我很难把不断挣扎的鱼从鱼钩上取下来。 2 always followed by an adverb or preposition : to move forward by twisting and turning蠕动,扭动(前行) The snake wriggled across the path and went underneath a bush.蛇扭动着爬过小径,消失在灌木丛下。 He was able to wriggle through the narrow opening.他得以从狭窄的洞口挤了过去。 wriggle out of [phrasal verb] wriggle out of (something) informal + often disapproving : to avoid doing (something that you do not want to do) in some clever or dishonest way(使巧计或耍手段)摆脱,避免 She tried to wriggle out of the contract.她试图耍诡计避开合同。 Don't let him wriggle out of paying you for your work.别让他耍花招,不付给你报酬。 — wriggly /ˈrɪgli/ adjective wrigglier; wriggliest a wriggly worm蠕动的虫子 |
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