wriggle
v
1 [I, Ip, Tn, Tn.p]
(cause sth to) make quick, short, twisting and turning movements (使某物)扭動, 蠕動, 蜿蜒行進
Stop wriggling (about) and sit still! 不要扭來扭去, 坐著別動!
I can't brush your hair if you keep wriggling all the time. 你要是一直扭來扭去, 我就沒法給你梳頭了.
The baby was wriggling its toes. 那個小孩扭動著腳趾.
2 [La, Ipr, Ip, Tn.pr, Tn.p, Cn.a]
move or make (one's way) in the specified direction with wriggling movements 沿某方向扭動、 蠕動或蜿蜒行進
The thieves left her tied up with rope but she wriggled (herself) free. 竊賊用繩子把她捆了起來, 但她扭動著(身子)掙脫開了.
The eel wriggled out of my fingers. 那條白 從我指縫中一扭就滑走了.
They managed to wriggle (their way) through the thick hedge.他們設法鉆過了厚厚的樹籬.
He had to wriggle his way out. 他得扭著身子才鉆了出來.
3 (phr v) wriggle out of sth/doing sth (infml 口) avoid (doing) an unpleasant task by being cunning or by making excuses 靠耍滑或找藉口避免(做)(討厭的工作)
It's your turn to take the dog for a walk don't try to wriggle out of it. 輪到你把狗帶出去遛一遛了--別想逃避不做.
She managed to wriggle out of answering all the questions. 她支吾其詞避免回答一切問題. wriggle, n (usu sing 通常作單數(shù)) wriggling movement 扭動; 蠕動; 蜿蜒行進.