squirmed

英 [skwɜːmd] 美 [skwɜːrmd]

v.  (因紧张、不舒服等)动来动去，来回扭动，坐卧不宁; 十分尴尬; 羞愧难当; 无地自容
squirm的过去分词和过去式

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  1. VERB (通常指因紧张不安或不适而)扭动，动来动去
    If you squirm, you move your body from side to side, usually because you are nervous or uncomfortable.
    1. He had squirmed and wriggled and screeched when his father had washed his face...
      父亲给他洗脸时，他扭来扭去，尖声喊叫。
    2. He gave a feeble shrug and tried to squirm free...
      他无力地耸耸肩，扭动身体想要挣脱。
    3. He squirmed out of the straps of his backpack.
      他扭动身体，挣开背包的肩带。
  2. VERB 窘迫不安;难为情
    If you squirm, you are very embarrassed or ashamed.
    1. Mentioning religion is a sure way to make him squirm.
      一提宗教就肯定会让他感到窘迫不安。
    2. ...the type of awful occasion that makes politicians squirm with embarrassment.
      使政客尴尬不安的那种糟糕场合
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双语例句

  1. He had squirmed and wriggled and screeched when his father had washed his face
    父亲给他洗脸时，他扭来扭去，尖声喊叫。
  2. He squirmed out of the straps of his backpack.
    他扭动身体，挣开背包的肩带。
  3. Three years ago, when government health officials suggested that major pharmaceutical companies work together to find cures to diseases rather than compete, the drugmakers squirmed.
    三年前，美国卫生部门官员曾建议大型制药公司共同开发治疗药物而不是相互竞争，当时这些公司的反应很矛盾。
  4. It was blind, unconscious. It squirmed along the ground like some monstrous worm.
    因为他已经瞎了，并且丧失了神智，可是就是这样，他就像一条大虫子一样在地上不断地蠕动。
  5. I squirmed free and dug out the handkerchief from Henrys pocket, crumbs spilling to the floor.
    我一点点挣脱出来，从亨利的口袋里掏出条手帕，饼干屑撒在了地板上。
  6. Ma Chin laughed and squirmed round on the bed, then looked up into Su Lun's plump face and said teasingly," I suppose you've been feeling pretty low just lately, then?"
    玛金又笑了，身子在床上扭了一扭，看着苏伦那微胖的脸儿，开玩笑似的问道：“因此你近来就有点颓唐？”
  7. Lennie squirmed under the look and shifted his feet nervously.
    伦尼被他看得非常不自在，两脚左移右挪。
  8. Mary's mother squirmed with anxiety when she was waiting outside the operating room.
    玛丽的母亲在手术室外等候时坐立不安。
  9. I reached into a hollow tree and pulled at his leg until he squirmed out like a breached baby.
    我来到一棵空空的大树下，抓住了他的腿，他像一个胎位不正的婴儿似的蠕动出来。
  10. He whined placatingly, squirmed and wriggled to show his good will and intentions, and even ventured, as a bribe for peace, to lick Buck's face with his warm wet tongue.
    比利息事宁人地呜呜叫着，善意地扭动着身体，甚至冒昧地用暖和湿润的舌头舔了舔巴克的脸，作为求和的贿赂。
  11. He squirmed around and looked out through the opening between the shells.
    他也动来动去，从上下壳间的开口向外望。
  12. The child squirmed with stomachache on bed.
    这孩子肚子疼得在床上滚来滚去。
  13. Molly licked her face and squirmed with delight.
    莫利舔着她的脸，欣喜得扭动身子。
  14. Confirming the US political adage that it is not the act that counts but the cover-up, the administration has squirmed and prevaricated about its job offers.
    一提到提供的职位，奥巴马政府就局促不安，闪烁其辞，由此印证了美国政界的一句格言：重要的不是行动，而是掩盖真相。
  15. He squirmed over the wet moss, saturating his clothes and chilling his body; but he was not aware of it, so great was his fever for food.
    他在潮湿的苔藓上爬着，衣服湿透了，身子冻得发抖，可是他感觉不到这些，他对食物的渴望是如此的强烈。
  16. He squirmed with embarrassment.
    他因窘迫而坐立不安。
  17. His remarks were so ill-judged that his girl friend squirmed with embarrassment.
    他的话太不合适宜，窘得他的女友坐立不安。
  18. He squirmed and tried to change the subject.
    他忐忑不安，似乎想要换一个话题。
  19. It squirmed along the ground like some monstrous worm.
    它就像一条大虫子在地上蠕动着前进。
  20. He squirmed over the wet moss, saturating his clothes and chilling his body; Instinctively, she dropped to her belly to crawl.
    他在潮湿的苔藓上爬着，弄得衣服湿透，身上发冷；她本能地趴在地上匍匐前进。
  21. The lawyer squirmed in his seat and admitted," He sued me for the money. "
    这名律师在座位上扭动，并承认：“他起诉我的钱。”
  22. I squirmed around so that I could go down feet first and, keeping my other hand on the stone overhead, I found that the ceiling did not drop as the stairs did but drew away as the stair descended.
    我蠕动着转过身，这样我就能先把脚伸下去，并把我的一只手放在头顶的石头上，我发现天花板没有随着楼梯降低。
  23. I squirmed and wiggled in my chair.
    我在我的椅子里蠕动并且摆动。
  24. The fish squirmed on the ground for a few moments and then lay still.
    鱼在地上扭动了一会，然后便躺着不动了。
  25. The tender words he was supposed to say at that point squirmed in the air and rushed to the tip of his tongue to be spoken.
    这时空气里蠕动着他该说的情话，都扑凑向他嘴边要他说。
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