wriggle

verb

1. 扭动身体；扭来扭去
   to twist and turn your body or part of it with quick short movements
   1. The baby was wriggling around on my lap.
      婴儿在我大腿上扭来扭去。
   2. She wriggled her toes.
      她扭动着脚趾。
2. 蠕动；甩动而行；蜿蜒行进
   to move somewhere by twisting and turning your body or part of it
   1. The fish wriggled out of my fingers.
      那条鱼从我指缝中一甩身溜走了。
   2. She managed to wriggle free.
      她设法扭动着挣脱了。
   3. They wriggled their way through the tunnel.
      他们在地道中蜿蜒行进。

noun

1. 扭动；蠕动；蜿蜒行进
   an act of wriggling

1. VERB 蠕动，扭动(身体的一部分)
   If you wriggle or wriggle part of your body, you twist and turn with quick movements, for example because you are uncomfortable.
   1. The babies are wriggling on their tummies...
      婴儿们趴着，扭来扭去。
   2. They were fidgeting and wriggling in their seats...
      他们在座位上焦躁不安，扭来扭去。
   3. She pulled off her shoes and stockings and wriggled her toes.
      她脱下鞋袜，活动活动脚趾头。
   4. ...wriggling worms.
      蠕动的虫子
2. VERB 扭动着行进;蠕动着行进
   If you wriggle somewhere, for example through a small gap, you move there by twisting and turning your body.
   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。
   2. Bauman wriggled into the damp coverall.
      鲍曼扭着身子穿上潮湿的工作服。

1. The babies are wriggling on their tummies
   婴儿们趴着，扭来扭去。
2. They were fidgeting and wriggling in their seats
   他们在座位上焦躁不安，扭来扭去。
3. She pulled off her shoes and stockings and wriggled her toes.
   她脱下鞋袜，活动活动脚趾头。
4. 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。
5. Bauman wriggled into the damp coverall.
   鲍曼扭着身子穿上潮湿的工作服。
6. 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。
7. He whimpered as he tried desperately to wriggle free himself from the pot but without luck, remaining with his head inside like a headless dog.
   它边呜咽，边拼命地扭动身体，试图把管子弄掉，但没有任何进展，它的头还是死死地卡在里面，像个无头狗。
8. You can wriggle around all you like, but you will have to listen.
   你可以打马虎眼，但是有的话的确值得一听。
9. Children wriggle themselves when they are bored.
   小孩子感到厌烦时就会扭动他们的身体。
10. I can't manage to wriggle out of accompanying my parents to europe.
    我父母亲要我陪他们去欧洲，我想摆脱也摆脱不掉。
11. We had to wriggle under the fence.
    我们只得在篱笆下蜿蜒前进。
12. When solitude occupies my whole mind, even the rotational speed of a second hand turns into a sluggish wriggle.
    当孤独占据了我的全部时，就连秒钟的转速也成了一种慵懒的蠕动。
13. Small children wriggle in their seats when they are bored.
    小孩子们感到厌烦时，就会在座位上扭动。
14. Wriggle pump filling system is convenient to clean, sterilize.
    灌装系统为蠕动泵、清洁、消毒方便、生产稳定。
15. I am a crocodile and I wriggle my hips.
    我是一只鳄鱼，我转动我的头。
16. He got through the hole with a wriggle.
    他扭动着身子从洞口钻了出去。
17. He had to wriggle his way out.
    他得扭著身子才钻了出来。
18. His snakelike staff actually seemed to wriggle in sympathy.
    他那根蛇状拐杖看上去似乎在扭动以示赞同。
19. He desperately tried to wriggle out of his shorts.
    他拼命扭动，试图脱掉短裤。
20. Effective contingency provision at the start of a project allows for some wriggle room.
    在项目之初拨备有效的意外准备金，会给项目留出了一些余地。
21. It's your turn to take the dog for a walk don't try to wriggle out of it.
    轮到你把狗带出去遛一遛了&别想逃避不做。
22. They will very likely try to wriggle out of the armistice terms.
    他们很可能设法拒不实施停战协定的条款。
23. With a wriggle, she managed to crawl through the gap.
    她身子一扭，设法爬出了缝隙。
24. Don't let Tom wriggle out of helping you.
    不要让汤姆借故不帮你。
25. You can always wriggle into a sweater if you're not warm enough.
    如果你感到不够暖和，随时可以套上一件套头衫。
26. Most pupils wriggle as soon as they become bored.
    大部分学生一觉得厌烦，就会扭动身子。
27. They managed to wriggle through the thick hedge.
    他们设法钻过了厚厚的树篱。
28. Your friend must have found a way to wriggle out of these – or he's hiding his pain.
    你朋友肯定找到了办法来摆脱约束&要么他就是在隐瞒自己的痛苦。
29. I'll see him wriggle like a worm on a hook!
    我要让他象热锅里的蚂蚁！

wriggle out of sth/out of doing sth

1. 耍滑不做，逃避（应做的事）
   to avoid doing sth that you should do, especially by thinking of clever excuses
   1. The baby was wriggling around on my lap.
      婴儿在我大腿上扭来扭去。
   2. She wriggled her toes.
      她扭动着脚趾。

noun

1. the act of wiggling

   Synonym:    wigglesquirm

verb

1. to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
   1. The prisoner writhed in discomfort
   2. The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace

   Synonym:    writhewrestlewormsquirmtwist