wriggle
pronunciation
UK [ˈrɪgl]
US [ˈrɪɡəl]
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- vi.
- 扭动,蠕动,蜿蜒行进
- 摆脱,用计逃脱
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- vt.
- (使身体某一部位)扭动
- 耍滑不做,逃避(应做的事等)
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- n.
- 蠕动,扭动
Word Origin
wriggle 扭动
来自PIE*wer,弯,转,扭动,词源同wring,worm.
Example
- 1. He felt her shoulders give a wriggle of dissent .
- 他感觉她的肩膀扭动了一下,以示反对。
- 2. Most pupils wriggle as soon as they become bored .
- 大部分学生一觉得厌烦,就会扭动身子。
- 3. I can 't manage to wriggle out of accompanying my parents to europe .
- 我父母亲要我陪他们去欧洲,我想摆脱也摆脱不掉。
- 4. Two weeks later the butterflies wriggle free , walk out and make a winged getaway .
- 两周后,蝴蝶扭动身躯破茧而出,振翅飞去。
- 5. I saw a snake wriggle away .
- 我看到一条蛇蜿蜒爬开。
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