squirm

英 [skwɜːm]

美 [skwɜːrm]

v.  (因紧张、不舒服等)动来动去，来回扭动，坐卧不宁; 十分尴尬; 羞愧难当; 无地自容

过去式：squirmed　现在分词：squirming　第三人称单数：squirms　过去分词：squirmed　复数：squirms　

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Collins.1 / BNC.15752 / COCA.10354

牛津词典

verb

• （因紧张、不舒服等）动来动去，来回扭动，坐卧不宁
  to move around a lot making small twisting movements, because you are nervous, uncomfortable, etc.
  1. The children were squirming restlessly in their seats.
     孩子们在位子上心神不定地动来动去。
  2. Someone grabbed him but he managed to squirm free.
     有人抓住他，但他设法挣脱了。
• 十分尴尬；羞愧难当；无地自容
  to feel great embarrassment or shame
  1. It made him squirm to think how badly he'd messed up the interview.
     一想到他把面试搞得有多糟，他就觉得无地自容。

柯林斯词典

• VERB (通常指因紧张不安或不适而)扭动，动来动去
  If yousquirm, you move your body from side to side, usually because you are nervous or uncomfortable.
  1. He had squirmed and wriggled and screeched when his father had washed his face...
     父亲给他洗脸时，他扭来扭去，尖声喊叫。
  2. He gave a feeble shrug and tried to squirm free...
     他无力地耸耸肩，扭动身体想要挣脱。
  3. He squirmed out of the straps of his backpack.
     他扭动身体，挣开背包的肩带。
• VERB 窘迫不安;难为情
  If yousquirm, you are very embarrassed or ashamed.
  1. Mentioning religion is a sure way to make him squirm.
     一提宗教就肯定会让他感到窘迫不安。
  2. ...the type of awful occasion that makes politicians squirm with embarrassment.
     使政客尴尬不安的那种糟糕场合

英英释义

noun

• the act of wiggling
  Synonym:wigglewriggle

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:writhewrestlewrigglewormtwist

双语例句

• Yes, you want rivals to squirm, but not so visibly that you are viewed as a bully.
  没错，你希望竞争对手寝食难安，但不要表现得太明显，以免让人觉得你是在欺负人。
• Natives will cringe and squirm with embarrassment at such brashness.
  对于这种轻率鲁莽，当地人会因尴尬而战战兢兢。坐立不安。
• He gave a feeble shrug and tried to squirm free
  他无力地耸耸肩，扭动身体想要挣脱。
• It's hard to tell which end is which when you squirm around so.
  很难讲，你在这周围闲逛，会有什么结局。
• What he loved was Moyer's combativeness on the mound, his ability to squirm from seemingly dire predicaments.
  他所喜爱的是Moyer在投手丘上的斗志，他从各种困境中挣扎出来的能力。
• They squirm through the mud with the razor sharp wire just inches above them.
  他们不得不在泥浆中蠕动前行，而头上数英尺高的地方就是带有刀片的铁丝网。
• He squirmed out of the straps of his backpack.
  他扭动身体，挣开背包的肩带。
• Yet I would never look at the table full of leftovers, let alone squirm over them.
  尽管是我从那些摆满剩菜的桌子旁边经过，但我从不去看桌子。
• The child can't squirm out of this position very easily.
  孩子不太容易从这种位置上扭动挣脱出来。
• If you want to make adults squirm like kindergarteners, broach the subject of salary negotiation.
  如果你想要成年人像幼儿园小朋友那样拘谨，那就和他协商薪资吧。