单词 | worm |
释义 | 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 woodwormcountable ■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 ⇒ See also tapewormonly 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 •[R] She wormed her self 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。 |
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