squirm

美 [skwɜrm]
英 [skwɜː(r)m]
  • n.蠕动；折腾；〈罕〉【航】绳索的扭曲
  • v.坐卧不宁；十分尴尬；羞愧难当；无地自容
  • 网络扭动；恐怖食肉虫；难为情
第三人称单数：squirms  现在分词：squirming  过去式：squirmed  

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网络释义

squirm
v.
1.
[i]
（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.
The children were squirming restlessly in their seats.
孩子们在位子上心神不定地动来动去。
Someone grabbed him but he managed to squirm free.
有人抓住他，但他设法挣脱了。
2.
[i]
十分尴尬；羞愧难当；无地自容to feel great embarrassment or shame
It made him squirm to think how badly he'd messed up the interview.
一想到自己把面试搞得有多糟，他就觉得无地自容。

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释义:
全部全部,蠕动蠕动,折腾折腾,〈罕〉绳索的扭曲〈罕〉绳索的扭曲,坐卧不宁坐卧不宁,十分尴尬十分尴尬,羞愧难当羞愧难当,无地自容无地自容,扭动扭动,恐怖食肉虫恐怖食肉虫,难为情难为情
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1.
It might seem to be a Republican dream: a wish list of goodies that make the Democratic governor (backed by public-sector unions) squirm.
这似乎是个共和党梦想：一列美好的愿望名单，使这位民主党州长（受公共事业联盟支持）坐立不安。
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2.
Contact with the natives seems mainly with the kind who, for a fee, squirm up and down on your lap.
所接触的当地人看上去都是些会为了点小费而依偎在你的大腿上扭摆身躯之徒。
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3.
The question of whether or not to bring a gift often makes guests squirm.
是否带礼物的问题常使客人不安。
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4.
It began to squirm, chuckling , and suddenly turned into a large green door handle.
梨子蠕动起来，吃吃笑着，突然变成了一支很大的绿色门把手。
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5.
Macrophages were able to squirm through the white blood cell blockade and start killing the tumor cells.
巨噬细胞能够蠕动着穿透白细胞的封锁，进而杀死肿瘤细胞。
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6.
To turn or twist the body with sinuous writhing motions; squirm.
扭动，蠕动以弯曲盘绕的运动转动或扭动身体；蠕动
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7.
Our longtime visitor, however, got away with four-letter words that burned my ears and made my dad squirm and my mother blush.
然而，我家的长期旅客，却逃避了曾灼伤了我的耳朵，使我的爸爸和妈妈脸红局促不安的“道德理念”这四个字。
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8.
So when their neighbor began barbecuing some juicy steak on Friday night, they began to squirm.
有一个星期五的晚上，这个新搬来的邻居在烤肉，他们开始感觉不安。
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9.
sleeping position: A strange situation can cause him to squirm around, which raises the risk of being smothered in bedding.
把婴儿放在新床上或变换睡眠姿势时必须小心陌生环境会使婴儿扭来扭去，从而增加被褥妨碍呼吸的危险。
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10.
Otherwise, millions of young man full of speculation and idle while inactive in study will try to squirm like you.
而倘若你没有被开除，千千万万对学术充满投机心理和懒散怠惰的青年人都会蠢蠢欲动。
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