英:[skwɜ:m]
美:[skwɜrm]
英:[skwɜ:m]
美:[skwɜrm]
复数:squirms
第三人称单数:squirms
现在分词:squirming
过去式:squirmed
过去分词:squirmed
squirmy (adj.), squirmingly (adv.)
intransitive verb
to twist about; writhe; wriggle.The small child squirmed in the arms of the nurse.
to feel or show embarrassment or distress.The boy squirmed as the teacher read his poem out loud.
noun
a twisting, wriggling movement; the act of squirming.With a squirm, the child got free of her aunt's smothering embrace.
1690年代,最初指鳗鱼,起源不明; 有时与 worm 或 swarm 相关,但可能是模拟的。比喻意义上的“痛苦地受到影响,内心翻腾”始于1804年。相关词汇: Squirmed; squirming。名词用法始于1839年。
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
squirmverb
to twist about like an eel or a worm
squirmed in their seats
to feel very embarrassed
undeserved praise made us squirm
squirmverb
to twist about like an eel or a worm
squirmed in their seats
to feel very embarrassed
undeserved praise made us squirm
1 I squirm out of his grasp, laughing nervously.
2 Alex squirmed as the hug seemed to go on longer than normal.
3 Herbert held one of the squirming, leggy frogs in one hand.
4 I hold him, but Ford flops and squirms and pushes, bucking like a bronco, trying to get away from me.
5 Arachne thrashed and rolled and squirmed, but the trap held her tight.
6 Brightbill tried to squirm away, but thick fingers locked around him like a cage.
7 Dozens of insects, worms, and grubs squirmed in the unaccustomed light.
8 The colonel kept him squirming a long time with a fixed, uninterested look devoid of all emotion.
9 Fear and excitement squirm together in my stomach, just like they did before I was strapped in on the zip line atop the Hancock building.
10 The two gallons of pop had me squirming in my seat for the last sixty minutes of redundant nonsense, and I practically sprinted to the can when the film finally collapsed.
11 Hector squirms and I shift him up higher on my lap, trying to keep him quiet so Connor will keep talking.
12 I tried not to squirm at his proximity and his assumption that I would be fine with it.
13 I tried not to squirm under his gaze.
14 He squirmed, but she wouldn’t let him go.
15 I squirmed in my seat, wondering what had just happened.
16 Bobby continued squirming to get loose as the guards struggled to take him to an unknown destination.
17 Arya squirmed through the press, ducking between the legs of horses and clutching tight to her sword stick.
18 Bryce keeps squirming and keeps screaming, but it’s weaker now than it was.
19 The older neighborhood kids killed snakes and threw them in the garbage hole when it was burning and watched them sizzle and squirm.
20 The baby squirmed a lot when I tried to hold him.
1 蠕动
vermigrade creepy creeping wriggly vermicular creepage creep wriggle peristalsis vermiculation acrawl worm wring writhe squiggle crawl wiggle creepy-crawly span churn wiggly peristaltic
2 扭动身体
3 羞愧
4 觉得不好意思
9 蠢动
11 无地自容