wriggle
英 ['rɪg(ə)l]
美 ['rɪɡl]
- vi. 蠕动；蜿蜒而行
- vt. 使蠕动；蠕动到；不知不觉地潜入
- n. 蠕动；扭动
助记提示
1. see wrench.
2. wry => wriggle.
3. *wr- "twist".
中文词源
wriggle 扭动来自PIE*wer,弯，转，扭动，词源同wring,worm.
英文词源
- wriggle
- wriggle: see wry
- wriggle (v.)
- late 15c., from Middle Low German wrigglen "to wriggle," from Proto-Germanic *wreik- "to turn" (see wry). Related to Old English wrigian "to turn, incline, go forward."
双语例句
- 1. He clutched the child tightly as she again tried to wriggle free.
- 孩子一扭一扭地又想挣脱，他紧紧地抓住了她。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. I've got an appointment I can't wriggle out of.
- 我有个推脱不掉的约会.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. Don't let Tom wriggle out of helping you.
- 不要让汤姆借故不帮你.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. Children wriggle themselves when they are bored.
- 小孩子感到厌烦时就会扭动他们的身体.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 5. The Government has tried to wriggle out of any responsibility for providing childcare for working parents.
- 政府试图推脱为在职父母提供儿童保育服务的责任。
来自柯林斯例句