英:['skwɜ:mɪ]
美:['skwɜmɪ]
英:['skwɜ:mɪ]
美:['skwɜmɪ]
verb
intransitive verb
to twist about like a worm : fidget
origin unknown
The first known use of squirm was circa 1691
squirrel1 of 2noun
any of various small or medium-sized rodentsespecially: one with a long bushy tail and strong hind legs used especially for leaping from tree branch to tree branch
the fur of a squirrel
squirrel2 of 2verb
to store up for future use—often used with away
squirreled away all his spare change
squirmverb
to twist about like an eel or a worm
squirmed in their seats
to feel very embarrassed
undeserved praise made us squirm
1 He's beginning to get that squirmy feeling.
他开始有种不安的感觉。
2 There are other methods. After Lisa had been seeing her future husband, Robert, for two months, he started to get 9 squirmy.
当然还有其他方法。罗伯特(丽莎的未来老公)在与她约会了两个月之后开始蠢蠢欲动。
3 These squirmy larvae are science's newest wonder-cure and were approved in 2003 as the Food &Drug Administration's only live medical device.
这些蠕虫是科学上的奇迹。在2003年,美国食物药品管理局把它门认定为唯一的生物医疗器械。
4 It takes drastic chemical changes to morph a squirmy caterpillar into a beautiful butterfly, and scientists have estimated that this process requires loads of energy to go forward.
肥胖的毛毛虫钻进茧中,如何就变成了美丽的蝴蝶,这一直都是自然界的一个秘密。
5 “We’re a squirmy generation,” admits Tyler Hunt, a University of Toronto student who is about to start looking for work. “The idea of settling into a job for 30 years just isn’t appealing.”
“我们是好动的一代”,一名多伦多大学即将就业的学生泰勒.航特承认说,“在一个职位上停留30年看起来没什么吸引力。”
6 "We're a squirmy generation," admits Tyler Hunt, a University of Toronto student who is about to start looking for work. "The idea of settling into a job for 30 years just isn't appealing."
“我们这代人就爱折腾”多伦多大学正准备开始找工作的TylerHunt坦诚道,“要我在一个岗位上呆30年实在是不好玩。”
7 The baby squirmed a lot when I tried to hold him.
8 She squirmed under her father's angry stare.
9 The children squirmed with delight.
10 He tried to hold onto her but she squirmed free.
11 The frog squirmed out of his hands.
12 The gory details of the story had me squirming in my seat.
13 In 1723, Franklin, squirming under his brother’s rule, flees the Boston print shop.
14 He’s spent the last several weeks gag-ordered and squirming as his salacious behavior is examined in forensic detail at a hush-money, election-fraud trial in New York.
15 The only other horror of the barber business is squirmy kid.
理发业唯一的另一种可怕的事是给扭来扭去的孩子理发。
16 The only other horror of the barber business is squirmy kids.
理发业唯一的另一种可怕的事是给扭来扭去的孩子理发.
3 蠕动的
4 扭曲
tortile bosseyed twisted crooked twisty screwed torqued tortive tortility distortedness curl distortion buckle warp flutter contortion tortuosity yield twist contort screw distort
5 局促不安
embarrassed abashed awkwardly embarrassment fidget squirm awkwardness abashment embarrass outface out of countenance
6 局促不安的