wriggle

英 [ˈrɪɡl]

美 [ˈrɪɡl]

v.  扭动身体; 扭来扭去; 蠕动; 甩动而行; 蜿蜒行进
n.  扭动; 蠕动; 蜿蜒行进

过去式：wriggled　现在分词：wriggling　第三人称单数：wriggles　过去分词：wriggled　复数：wriggles　

TEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.8986 / COCA.13729

短语动词

短语用例

wriggle out of sth/out of doing sth

• 耍滑不做，逃避（应做的事）
  to avoid doing sth that you should do, especially by thinking of clever excuses
  1. The baby was wriggling around on my lap.
     婴儿在我大腿上扭来扭去。
  2. She wriggled her toes.
     她扭动着脚趾。

牛津词典

verb

• 扭动身体；扭来扭去
  to twist and turn your body or part of it with quick short movements
  1. The baby was wriggling around on my lap.
     婴儿在我大腿上扭来扭去。
  2. She wriggled her toes.
     她扭动着脚趾。
• 蠕动；甩动而行；蜿蜒行进
  to move somewhere by twisting and turning your body or part of it
  1. The fish wriggled out of my fingers.
     那条鱼从我指缝中一甩身溜走了。
  2. She managed to wriggle free.
     她设法扭动着挣脱了。
  3. They wriggled their way through the tunnel.
     他们在地道中蜿蜒行进。

noun

• 扭动；蠕动；蜿蜒行进
  an act of wriggling

柯林斯词典

• VERB 蠕动，扭动(身体的一部分)
  If youwriggleorwrigglepart of your body, you twist and turn with quick movements, for example because you are uncomfortable.
  1. The babies are wriggling on their tummies...
     婴儿们趴着，扭来扭去。
  2. They were fidgeting and wriggling in their seats...
     他们在座位上焦躁不安，扭来扭去。
  3. She pulled off her shoes and stockings and wriggled her toes.
     她脱下鞋袜，活动活动脚趾头。
  4. ...wriggling worms.
     蠕动的虫子
• VERB 扭动着行进;蠕动着行进
  If youwrigglesomewhere, for example through a small gap, you move there by twisting and turning your body.
  1. He clutched the child tightly as she again tried to wriggle free...
     孩子一扭一扭地又想挣脱，他紧紧地抓住了她。
  2. Bauman wriggled into the damp coverall.
     鲍曼扭着身子穿上潮湿的工作服。

英英释义

noun

• the act of wiggling
  Synonym:wigglesquirm

verb

• to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
  1. The prisoner writhed in discomfort
  2. The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace
  Synonym:writhewrestlewormsquirmtwist

双语例句

• When solitude occupies my whole mind, even the rotational speed of a second hand turns into a sluggish wriggle.
  当孤独占据了我的全部时，就连秒钟的转速也成了一种慵懒的蠕动。
• Children wriggle themselves when they are bored.
  小孩子感到厌烦时就会扭动他们的身体。
• He desperately tried to wriggle out of his shorts.
  他拼命扭动，试图脱掉短裤。
• She pulled off her shoes and stockings and wriggled her toes.
  她脱下鞋袜，活动活动脚趾头。
• It's your turn to take the dog for a walk don't try to wriggle out of it.
  轮到你把狗带出去遛一遛了&别想逃避不做。
• They will very likely try to wriggle out of the armistice terms.
  他们很可能设法拒不实施停战协定的条款。
• The babies are wriggling on their tummies
  婴儿们趴着，扭来扭去。
• Effective contingency provision at the start of a project allows for some wriggle room.
  在项目之初拨备有效的意外准备金，会给项目留出了一些余地。
• I'll see him wriggle like a worm on a hook!
  我要让他象热锅里的蚂蚁！
• They managed to wriggle through the thick hedge.
  他们设法钻过了厚厚的树篱。