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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• He squirmed with embarrassment.
  他因窘迫而坐立不安。
• 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。”