wriggle

英['rɪg(ə)l] 美['rɪɡl]
  • vi. 蠕动;蜿蜒而行
  • vt. 使蠕动;蠕动到;不知不觉地潜入
  • n. 蠕动;扭动

词态变化


复数: wriggles;第三人称单数: wriggles;过去式: wriggled;过去分词: wriggled;现在分词: wriggling;

助记提示


1. see wrench.
2. wry => wriggle.
3. *wr- "twist".

中文词源


wriggle 扭动

来自PIE*wer,弯,转,扭动,词源同wring,worm.

英文词源


wriggle
wriggle: see wry
wriggle (v.)
late 15c., from Middle Low German wrigglen "to wriggle," from Proto-Germanic *wreik- "to turn" (see wry). Related to Old English wrigian "to turn, incline, go forward."

双语例句


1. He clutched the child tightly as she again tried to wriggle free.
孩子一扭一扭地又想挣脱,他紧紧地抓住了她。

来自柯林斯例句

2. I've got an appointment I can't wriggle out of.
我有个推脱不掉的约会.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. Don't let Tom wriggle out of helping you.
不要让汤姆借故不帮你.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. Children wriggle themselves when they are bored.
小孩子感到厌烦时就会扭动他们的身体.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

5. The Government has tried to wriggle out of any responsibility for providing childcare for working parents.
政府试图推脱为在职父母提供儿童保育服务的责任。

来自柯林斯例句