单词 | wriggle |
释义 | wriggle ['rɪg.l] verb intransitive or transitive ■to twist your body, or move part of your body, with small, quick movements 扭动;蠕动 •A large worm wriggled in the freshly dug earth.一条大虫子在新翻过的地里蠕动。 •Baby Martha was wriggling her toes in the sand.婴儿玛莎正在沙子中扭动着脚趾。 intransitive + adverb or preposition ■to move somewhere using short, quick twisting movements 蜿蜒前行;扭动爬行 •The tunnel was low and dark, but she managed to wriggle through •After twisting and turning for a while, he managed to wriggle free ['rɪg.l] verb wriggle off the hook informal ■If someone wriggles off the hook, they avoid a responsibility or avoid doing something. 逃避责任;逃避做… ['rɪg.l] verb Phrasal Verbs wriggle out of sth informal ■to avoid doing something that you do not want to do 逃脱,避开 •He promised he'd help me decorate, but now he's trying to wriggle out of it.他答应过会帮我装饰,但现在又想躲开。 ['rɪg.l] noun countable usually singular ■an act of wriggling 扭动;蠕动 •With a wriggle, she managed to crawl through the gap.她身子一扭,设法爬过了缝隙。 |
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