wriggle
英 ['rɪg(ə)l]
美 ['rɪɡl]
- vi. 蠕動；蜿蜒而行
- vt. 使蠕動；蠕動到；不知不覺地潛入
- n. 蠕動；扭動
助記提示
1. see wrench.
2. wry => wriggle.
3. *wr- "twist".
中文詞源
wriggle 扭動來自PIE*wer,彎，轉，扭動，詞源同wring,worm.
英文詞源
- 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."
雙語例句
- 1. He clutched the child tightly as she again tried to wriggle free.
- 孩子一扭一扭地又想掙脫，他緊緊地抓住了她。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. I've got an appointment I can't wriggle out of.
- 我有個推脫不掉的約會.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. Don't let Tom wriggle out of helping you.
- 不要讓湯姆借故不幫你.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. Children wriggle themselves when they are bored.
- 小孩子感到厭煩時就會扭動他們的身體.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 5. The Government has tried to wriggle out of any responsibility for providing childcare for working parents.
- 政府試圖推脫為在職父母提供兒童保育服務的責任。
來自柯林斯例句