squirm
发音
英 [skwɜ:m]
美 [skwɜrm]
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- vi.
- 蠕动，扭动
- 难为情
- 局促不安
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- n.
- 蠕动
单词词源
squirm 来回扭动，不安，尴尬
来自拟声词根 squ-,挤，压，模仿挤压湿物体时发出的吧唧声。引申比喻义来回扭动，不安。
双语例句
- 1. His words are making me squirm in my chair .
- 他所说的话让坐着的我感到局促不安。
- 2. I doubt it : in my experience it is hard to squirm and listen at the same time .
- 我对此表示怀疑：据我的经验，我很难在局促不安的同时还能做到专心倾听。
- 3. Telling someone that they are useless is a miserable thing to do because they will get upset , and you will squirm and feel really beastly .
- 对某人说他一无是处，是一种极其糟糕的经历，因为他会难过，而你会感到难为情，觉得自己真是混蛋。