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wormBrE /wɜːm/NAmE /wɜːrm/ noun [C] a long thin creature with no bones or legs, that lives in soil 蠕虫◆birds looking for worms 觅食蠕虫的鸟 ➡ see also earthworm, lugworm worms [pl.] long thin creatures that live inside the bodies of humans or animals and can cause illness （人或动物体内的）寄生虫；肠虫◆The dog has worms. 这条狗体内有寄生虫。 ➡ see also hookworm, tapeworm [C] the young form of an insect when it looks like a short worm （昆虫的）幼虫◆This apple is full of worms. 这个苹果生满了虫子。 ➡ see also glow-worm, silkworm, woodworm [C] (computing 计算机) a computer program that is a type of virus and that spreads across a network by copying itself 蠕虫；蠕虫程序；蠕虫病毒 [C, usually sing.] (informal, disapproving) a person you do not like or respect, especially because they have a weak character and do not behave well towards other people 懦夫；可怜虫 ●the ˌworm will ˈturn(saying) a person who is normally quiet and does not complain will protest when the situation becomes too hard to bear 老实人被逼急了也要反抗；兔子急了也咬人●a can of ˈworms(informal) if you open up a can of worms, you start doing sth that will cause a lot of problems and be very difficult 棘手的问题；难题；麻烦事●the ˌearly bird catches the ˈworm(saying) the person who takes the opportunity to do sth before other people will have an advantage over them 捷足先登；捷足先得 wormBrE /wɜːm/NAmE /wɜːrm/ verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they worm BrE /wɜːm/ NAmE /wɜːrm/present simple - he / she / it worms BrE /wɜːmz/ NAmE /wɜːrmz/past simple wormed BrE /wɜːmd/ NAmE /wɜːrmd/past participle wormed BrE /wɜːmd/ NAmE /wɜːrmd/ -ing form worming BrE /ˈwɜːmɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈwɜːrmɪŋ/~ your way + adv./prep. to use a twisting and turning movement, especially to move through a narrow or crowded place 蠕动，曲折行进（尤指通过狭窄或拥挤的地方）◆She wormed her way through the crowd to the reception desk. 她在人群中左拐右绕走到服务台。~ sthto give an animal medicine that makes worms pass out of its body in the faeces 给（动物）驱肠虫 ●ˌworm your way/yourself ˈinto sth(disapproving) to make sb like you or trust you, in order to gain some advantage for yourself 赢得欢心，骗取信任（以获利） SYN insinuate ◆He managed to worm his way into her life. 他设法骗取信任进入了她的生活。●ˌworm sth ˈout of sb(informal) to make sb tell you sth, by asking them questions in a clever way for a long period of time （慢慢地）从某人处套出话来；不断套问◆We eventually wormed the secret out of her. 我们最后从她口里探听出了秘密。 |