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wriggle/ˈriɡ(ə)l/ v. & n.●v. 1 intr.a (of a worm etc.) twist or turn its body with short writhing movements (指虫等)蠕动；扭动 b (of a person or animal) make similar movements (指人或动物)扭动；蠕动 2 tr. & intr. (foll. by 后跟 along etc.) move or go in this way 蠕动着前进，蜿蜒行进；不知不觉地潜入 wriggled into the corner 悄悄钻进角落; wriggled his hand into the hole 扭动他的手伸进洞中 3 tr. make (one's way) by wriggling 扭动着前进 4 intr. practise evasion 设法逃避 ●n. an act of wriggling 扭动；蠕动 □ wriggle out of colloq. avoid on a contrived pretext [口]找借口回避或逃脱 □ wriggler n.□ wriggly adj.[Middle English from Middle Low German wriggelen, frequentative of wriggen] |