worm

/wɜːm/ n / v
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

蠕虫；蚯蚓；蠕动；艰难地移动

释义与例句

n 蠕虫；蚯蚓
a small, long, thin animal with no legs that lives in soil
  1. The robin pulled a worm from the ground.
    知更鸟从地里拉出一条蚯蚓。
  2. Worms help to aerate the soil.
    蚯蚓有助于使土壤透气。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. He used a worm as bait for fishing.
    他用蚯蚓作鱼饵钓鱼。
v 蠕动；艰难地移动
to move like a worm, slowly and with twisting movements
  1. The snake wormed its way through the grass.
    蛇在草丛中蜿蜒前行。
  2. She wormed herself into a narrow gap.
    她扭着身子挤进了狭窄的缝隙。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. He wormed the secret out of her.
    他千方百计从她那里套出了秘密。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 w-or-m，虫子在“我（w）”和“m”之间扭动。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • wormy 有虫的；多虫的
    形容词形式
同义词
  • crawl 爬行
    worm 强调像虫子一样扭动，crawl 指四肢或身体贴地爬行。
    The baby crawled across the floor. 婴儿在地板上爬来爬去。
反义词
  • stride 大步走
    worm 缓慢扭动，stride 大步快走。
    He strode confidently into the room. 他自信地大步走进房间。
常见搭配
  • worm out of 设法摆脱
    He tried to worm out of his responsibilities. 他试图推卸责任。
  • open a can of worms 引出麻烦事
    Raising that topic opened a can of worms. 提起那个话题引出了一堆麻烦。
  • worm one's way in 逐渐混入
    He wormed his way into the group's confidence. 他慢慢地赢得了小组的信任。