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Writhe Middle 13612.Writhe 英 Raɪð]美 释义 Vi 翻滚;蠕动vt

正面 13612.writhe
英 [raɪð]美

背面
释义:
vi. 翻滚;蠕动vt. 扭曲;扭动n. 翻滚;扭动;苦恼
例句:
1. The subject makes her writhe with embarrassment.这个话题让她难堪得坐立不安。

1. see wrench.
writhe 扭曲来自PIE*wer,弯,转,扭曲,词源同wring,wriggle.
writhewrithe: see wristwrithe (v.)Old English wriðan (transitive) "to twist or bend," earlier "to bind or fetter," from Proto-Germanic *writhanan (cognates: North Frisian wrial, Old High German ridan, Old Norse riða, Middle Swedish vriþa, Middle Danish vride), from PIE *wreit- "to turn, bend" (see wreath). Intransitive, of the body or limbs, "move in a twisting or tortuous manner," from c. 1300. Related: Writhed; writhing."

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