| 词汇 | squirm |
| 释义 | squirmWord family verbsquirmadjectivesquirmy squirm /skwɜːm $ skwɜːrm/ verb [intransitiveI] 1 MOVE/CHANGE POSITIONto twist your body from side to side because you are uncomfortable or nervous, or to get free from something which is holding you 扭动；蠕动；扭来扭去〔因不舒服、紧张或想挣脱某物〕 SYN wriggle Christine squirmed uncomfortably in her chair. 克里斯蒂娜坐在椅子上不自在地扭来扭去。 The boy tried to squirm free. ► see thesaurus at move 那男孩想要挣脱开。 2 EMBARRASSEDto feel very embarrassed or ashamed 羞愧难当，极为困窘 squirm with He made me squirm with embarrassment. 他令我窘得无地自容。 —squirm noun [singular] Examples from the Corpus squirm• Pornography is a subject that makes most Americans squirm.• Whenever I think back to what I said at the party it makes me want to squirm.• Instead of squirming about helplessly as intended, she gently caressed the strange hand with her own.• The cat was squirming and he put it down.• In the old-style office, the boss yelled, the employees squirmed, and maybe the work got done.• He squirmed as she came down the aisle.• The baby squirmed in her arms.• The little boy squirmed in his seat, anxious to get up and leave the table.• It was clear that whatever demons he'd tried to exorcise were still present and squirming inside his head.• McAllister and his team-mates were made to squirm their way through a special screening of their 4-1 Saturday mauling by Middlesbrough.• I can still remember how I used to squirm uneasily under his touch.• Diane squirmed wildly as Gavin tickled her.• When I tried to pick him up he squirmed wildly, jerked away and threw himself to the ground again.• The little boy squirmed with embarrassment when his mother told him off in front of his friends.• Laura's face reddened and she squirmed with embarrassment. (1600-1700) Perhaps copying the action |
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