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

柯林斯词典

• VERB (通常指因紧张不安或不适而)扭动，动来动去
  If yousquirm, 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。
• VERB 窘迫不安;难为情
  If yousquirm, 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

双语例句

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Molly licked her face and squirmed with delight.
  莫利舔着她的脸，欣喜得扭动身子。
• 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。
• I squirmed and wiggled in my chair.
  我在我的椅子里蠕动并且摆动。
• 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。”
• He squirmed out of the straps of his backpack.
  他扭动身体，挣开背包的肩带。