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单词 squirm
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squirm
skwɜːʳm skwɜrm
Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense squirms, present participle squirming, past tense , past participle squirmed
1 VERB (通常指因紧张不安或不适而)扭动,动来动去 If you squirm, you move your body from side to side, usually because you are nervous or uncomfortable. (通常指因紧张不安或不适而)扭动,动来动去
  • He had squirmed and wriggled and screeched when his father had washed his face. [VERB]

    父亲给他洗脸时,他扭来扭去,尖声喊叫。

  • He gave a feeble shrug and tried to squirm free. [VERB adj.ive]

    他无力地耸耸肩,扭动身体想要挣脱。

  • He squirmed out of the straps of his backpack. [VERB adv./prep.]

    他扭动身体,挣开背包的肩带。

SYN wriggle, twist, writhe, shift
2 VERB 窘迫不安;难为情 If you squirm, you are very embarrassed or ashamed. 窘迫不安;难为情
  • Mentioning religion is a sure way to make him squirm. [VERB]

    一提宗教就肯定会让他感到窘迫不安。

  • ...the type of awful occasion that makes politicians squirm with embarrassment. [VERB with noun]

    使政客尴尬不安的那种糟糕场合

SYN feel uncomfortable, worry, writhe, agonize
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