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

• Most pupils wriggle as soon as they become bored.
  大部分学生一觉得厌烦，就会扭动身子。
• I'll see him wriggle like a worm on a hook!
  我要让他象热锅里的蚂蚁！
• The Government has tried to wriggle out of any responsibility for providing childcare for working parents.
  政府试图推脱为在职父母提供儿童保育服务的责任。
• With a wriggle, she managed to crawl through the gap.
  她身子一扭，设法爬出了缝隙。
• Your friend must have found a way to wriggle out of these – or he's hiding his pain.
  你朋友肯定找到了办法来摆脱约束&要么他就是在隐瞒自己的痛苦。
• You can always wriggle into a sweater if you're not warm enough.
  如果你感到不够暖和，随时可以套上一件套头衫。
• We had to wriggle under the fence.
  我们只得在篱笆下蜿蜒前进。
• His snakelike staff actually seemed to wriggle in sympathy.
  他那根蛇状拐杖看上去似乎在扭动以示赞同。
• 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。
• Small children wriggle in their seats when they are bored.
  小孩子们感到厌烦时，就会在座位上扭动。