squirm

英 [skwɜːm]

美 [skwɜːrm]

v.  (因紧张、不舒服等)动来动去，来回扭动，坐卧不宁; 十分尴尬; 羞愧难当; 无地自容

过去式：squirmed　现在分词：squirming　第三人称单数：squirms　过去分词：squirmed　复数：squirms　

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Collins.1 / BNC.15752 / COCA.10354

牛津词典

verb

• （因紧张、不舒服等）动来动去，来回扭动，坐卧不宁
  to move around a lot making small twisting movements, because you are nervous, uncomfortable, etc.
  1. The children were squirming restlessly in their seats.
     孩子们在位子上心神不定地动来动去。
  2. Someone grabbed him but he managed to squirm free.
     有人抓住他，但他设法挣脱了。
• 十分尴尬；羞愧难当；无地自容
  to feel great embarrassment or shame
  1. It made him squirm to think how badly he'd messed up the interview.
     一想到他把面试搞得有多糟，他就觉得无地自容。

柯林斯词典

• VERB (通常指因紧张不安或不适而)扭动，动来动去
  If yousquirm, you move your body from side to side, usually because you are nervous or uncomfortable.
  1. He had squirmed and wriggled and screeched when his father had washed his face...
     父亲给他洗脸时，他扭来扭去，尖声喊叫。
  2. He gave a feeble shrug and tried to squirm free...
     他无力地耸耸肩，扭动身体想要挣脱。
  3. He squirmed out of the straps of his backpack.
     他扭动身体，挣开背包的肩带。
• VERB 窘迫不安;难为情
  If yousquirm, you are very embarrassed or ashamed.
  1. Mentioning religion is a sure way to make him squirm.
     一提宗教就肯定会让他感到窘迫不安。
  2. ...the type of awful occasion that makes politicians squirm with embarrassment.
     使政客尴尬不安的那种糟糕场合

英英释义

noun

• the act of wiggling
  Synonym:wigglewriggle

verb

• to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
  1. The prisoner writhed in discomfort
  2. The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace
  Synonym:writhewrestlewrigglewormtwist

双语例句

• Makes you squirm, doesn't it?
  让人不舒服，对吧？
• Darcy's ill-conceived confession of love is enough to make anyone squirm in their seats;
  达西先生的示爱拙劣得足以让每个在座的人焦急不安；
• Yes, you want rivals to squirm, but not so visibly that you are viewed as a bully.
  没错，你希望竞争对手寝食难安，但不要表现得太明显，以免让人觉得你是在欺负人。
• When they are seated, they tend to squirm, fidget, or bounce.
  他们坐下的时候，也会在椅子上扭来扭去，坐立不安或者跳起。
• I think it's about people seeing them squirm.
  我觉得是想让人们看到他们痛苦。
• He squirmed out of the straps of his backpack.
  他扭动身体，挣开背包的肩带。
• What he loved was Moyer's combativeness on the mound, his ability to squirm from seemingly dire predicaments.
  他所喜爱的是Moyer在投手丘上的斗志，他从各种困境中挣扎出来的能力。
• Before company leaders embark on an acquisition, they should watch Mr Levin squirm, and think about how likely they are, one day, to be offering a hapless apology.
  在公司领袖着手收购前，他们应该看一看莱文羞愧不安的模样，想想自己有一天也要不幸地进行道歉的可能性有多大。
• It's hard to tell which end is which when you squirm around so.
  很难讲，你在这周围闲逛，会有什么结局。
• Now that the senator is sitting in the Oval Office himself and the federal debt is a month or so away from reaching that limit again, it is his turn to squirm.
  现在，这位参议员自己坐进了椭圆形总统办公室，而再有一个月左右的时间，联邦债务就会再次触及上限。这次轮到他局促不安了。