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squirmed

英 [skwɜːmd]

美 [skwɜːrmd]

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
squirm的过去分词和过去式

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

双语例句

  • I squirmed free and dug out the handkerchief from Henrys pocket, crumbs spilling to the floor.
    我一点点挣脱出来,从亨利的口袋里掏出条手帕,饼干屑撒在了地板上。
  • He squirmed with embarrassment.
    他因窘迫而坐立不安。
  • It squirmed along the ground like some monstrous worm.
    它就像一条大虫子在地上蠕动着前进。
  • He squirmed over the wet moss, saturating his clothes and chilling his body; but he was not aware of it, so great was his fever for food.
    他在潮湿的苔藓上爬着,衣服湿透了,身子冻得发抖,可是他感觉不到这些,他对食物的渴望是如此的强烈。
  • Three years ago, when government health officials suggested that major pharmaceutical companies work together to find cures to diseases rather than compete, the drugmakers squirmed.
    三年前,美国卫生部门官员曾建议大型制药公司共同开发治疗药物而不是相互竞争,当时这些公司的反应很矛盾。
  • He squirmed over the wet moss, saturating his clothes and chilling his body; Instinctively, she dropped to her belly to crawl.
    他在潮湿的苔藓上爬着,弄得衣服湿透,身上发冷;她本能地趴在地上匍匐前进。
  • I squirmed around so that I could go down feet first and, keeping my other hand on the stone overhead, I found that the ceiling did not drop as the stairs did but drew away as the stair descended.
    我蠕动着转过身,这样我就能先把脚伸下去,并把我的一只手放在头顶的石头上,我发现天花板没有随着楼梯降低。
  • He squirmed around and looked out through the opening between the shells.
    他也动来动去,从上下壳间的开口向外望。
  • 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。
  • He squirmed out of the straps of his backpack.
    他扭动身体,挣开背包的肩带。