no obj.
1- twist and turn with quick writhing movements扭动; 蠕动:
she kicked and wriggled but he held her firmly.
她又踢又扭, 但他把她抓得紧紧的。
1.1
- with obj. cause to move in such a way使扭动; 使蠕动:
she wriggled her bare, brown toes.
她扭动她那棕褐色的光脚指头。
1.2
- no obj., with adverbial of direction move in a particular direction with wriggling movements蜿蜒行进, 朝…扭动:
Susie wriggled out of her clothes.
苏茜身子一扭一扭地脱掉了衣服。
1.3
wriggle out of
avoid (something) by devious means(耍手段或施诡计以)摆脱:don't try and wriggle out of your contract.
别想耍诡计摆脱你的合约。
派生词
wriggler
nounwriggly
adjective词源
late 15th cent.: from Middle Low German wriggelen, frequentative of wriggen 'twist, turn'.