wriggle
verb /ˈrɪɡl/
/ˈrɪɡl/
动词形式
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they wriggle | /ˈrɪɡl/ /ˈrɪɡl/ |
| he / she / it wriggles | /ˈrɪɡlz/ /ˈrɪɡlz/ |
| past simple wriggled | /ˈrɪɡld/ /ˈrɪɡld/ |
| past participle wriggled | /ˈrɪɡld/ /ˈrɪɡld/ |
| -ing form wriggling | /ˈrɪɡlɪŋ/ /ˈrɪɡlɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] to twist and turn your body or part of it with quick, short movements
扭动身体；扭来扭去 - wriggle (about/around) The baby was wriggling around on my lap.
婴儿在我大腿上扭来扭去。 - wriggle something She wriggled her toes.
她扭动着脚趾。
- The children wriggled uncomfortably in their seats.
孩子们在座位上不自在地扭来扭去。 - Can you wriggle your toes?
你会扭动脚趾头吗？ - She wriggled like an embarrassed child.
她像一个尴尬的孩子一样扭动着。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- uncomfortably
- free
- about
- …
- out of
- through
- wriggle your way
- wriggle (about/around) The baby was wriggling around on my lap.
- [intransitive, transitive] to move somewhere by twisting and turning your body or part of it
蠕动；甩动而行；蜿蜒行进 - (+ adv./prep.) The fish wriggled out of my fingers.
那条鱼从我指缝中一甩身溜走了。 - + adj. She managed to wriggle free.
她设法扭动着挣脱了。 - wriggle your way/yourself + adv./prep. They wriggled their way through the tunnel.
他们在地道中蜿蜒行进。 - He wriggled himself into a comfortable position.
他扭动着身体，摆出一个舒适的姿势。
- She wriggled her way under the heavy eiderdown.
她扭动着身子钻到了厚鸭绒被下面。 - She wriggled out of his grip.
她扭动着挣脱了他的控制。 - The dog wriggled free of his grasp and ran off.
狗扭动着从他手中挣脱，跑掉了。 - The dog managed to wriggle free from his grasp.
那只狗设法挣脱了他的控制。 - The fish wriggled out of my grasp.
那条鱼扭动着从我握着的手中滑落下来。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- uncomfortably
- free
- about
- …
- out of
- through
- wriggle your way
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- (+ adv./prep.) The fish wriggled out of my fingers.
词源late 15th cent.: from Middle Low German wriggelen, frequentative of wriggen ‘twist, turn’.