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Squirm   [V Verb 动词 Ed 英 Skwɜːm] 美 Skwɜːrm

英语单词 squirm
英美音标 英 [skwɜːm] 美 [skwɜːrm]
中文释义 v.(因不舒适、羞愧或紧张而)蠕动
英语例句 (1) He was squirming (around) on the floor in agony.
(2) It made him squirm to think how he'd messed up the interview.
(3) They had to squirm through the mud to reach their destination.
中文例句 (1) 他躺在地上痛苦地扭动。
(2) 他想到面试时自己表现得那么差劲,心里真不是滋味儿。
(3) 为了到达目的地,他们不得不在泥浆中蠕动前行。
柯林斯解释
1
[VERB 动词](通常指因紧张不安或不适而)扭动,动来动去 If you squirm, you move your body from side to side, usually because you are nervous or uncomfortable.
  [V]
  [V adj]
  [V adv/prep]
  • 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。

  • 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。

  • He squirmed out of the straps of his backpack.

    他扭动身体,挣开背包的肩带。

2
[VERB 动词]窘迫不安;难为情 If you squirm, you are very embarrassed or ashamed.
  [V]
  [V with n]
  • 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。

  • ...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

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