worm
UK [wɜ:m] US [wɝ:m] noun
ADVANCED countable
■a small animal with a long narrow soft body without arms, legs or bones 蠕虫•The kiwi eats worms, other invertebrates, and berries.鹬鸵以蠕虫、其他无脊椎动物和浆果为食。 ADVANCED countable
■the young of particular types of insect （某些昆虫的）幼虫•It's distressing enough to find a worm in your apple but finding half of one is worse.在苹果里发现一条虫子已经够叫人厌恶，如果发现半条就更糟了。 ⇒ See also woodworm
countable
■a type of worm that lives in an animal's intestine , feeding on the food there, or on an animal's body, feeding off its blood 寄生虫•a parasitic worm寄生虫 •The vet says our dog has worms.兽医说我们的狗体内有寄生虫。 ⇒ See also tapeworm
only singular informal
■an unpleasant person who does not deserve respect 惹人讨厌的人；懦夫•Don't be such a worm, you don't have to lie to me.别这么懦弱，你不必向我撒谎。
UK [wɜ:m] US [wɝ:m] noun
the worm turns
■used to describe when a person or group of people who have been treated badly for a long time suddenly become forceful and stop accepting a difficult situation 兔子急了也咬人；人被逼急了也要反抗•It seems the worm has turned - after years of silence local people are beginning to protest about waste emissions from the factory.看来老实人被逼急了也要反抗——经过多年的沉默之后，当地的人们开始抗议那家工厂的废物排放。
UK [wɜ:m] US [wɝ:m] verb
MOVE 移动
intransitive or transitive [+ prep]
■to succeed in moving along in a difficult or crowded situation, by moving your body slowly and carefully 挤过，钻过•Because he was so small, he could worm (his way)through the crowd.他身形瘦小，所以可以挤过人群。 •[R] She wormed her self under the fence.她从栅栏下面爬了过来。
UK [wɜ:m] US [wɝ:m] verb
ANIMAL 动物
transitive
■to give an animal, especially a pet dog or cat, medicine to kill any worms which might be living inside it （尤指为狗、猫等宠物）除肠虫•Has your dog been wormed?你的狗除过肠虫吗？
UK [wɜ:m] US [wɝ:m] verb
Phrasal Verbs worm yourself/your way into sth disapproving
■to gradually achieve a position of trust, possibly by being dishonest 逐渐骗取信任•[R] He wormed himself into her affections without her ever suspecting he only did it for her money.他逐步骗取了她的好感，而她丝毫没有怀疑他这样做只是为了她的钱。
UK [wɜ:m] US [wɝ:m] verb
Phrasal Verbs worm sth out of sb informal
■to try and get information from someone which they are trying to keep secret 从（某人）处套出（情报）•He wasn't going to tell me, but I managed to worm it out of him.他不想告诉我，可我设法从他嘴里套出了这件事。 |