wriggle

wriggle
verb
  1. [no obj.]twist and turn with quick writhing movements
    扭动；蠕动
    she kicked and wriggled but he held her firmly.
    她又踢又扭，但他把她抓得紧紧的。
    ■[with obj. ]cause to move in such a way
    扭动；使蠕动
    she wriggled her bare, brown toes.
    她扭动她那棕褐色的光脚指头。
    ■[no obj., with adverbial of direction]move in a particular direction with wriggling movements
    蜿蜒行进
    Susie wriggled out of her clothes.
    苏茜身子一扭一扭地脱掉衣服。
    ■(wriggle out of)avoid (something) by devious means
    （耍手段或施诡计以）摆脱
    don't try and wriggle out of your contract.
    别想耍诡计摆脱你的合约。
noun
  1. [in sing.]a wriggling movement
    扭动；蠕动
    she gave an impatient little wriggle.
    她不耐烦地稍微扭动了一下。
派生
wriggler
noun
wriggly
( )
adjective
语源
  1. late 15th cent.: from Middle Low German wriggelen, frequentative of wriggen 'twist, turn'
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