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蠕动,蜿蜒蠕动,蜿蜒前进,摆脱,混入使扭动,挣
资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Wriggle \Wrig"gle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Wriggled}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Wriggling}.] [Freq. of wrig, probably from OE. wrikken to
move to and fro; cf. LG. wriggeln, D. wrikken, Sw. vricka,
Dan. vrikke.]
To move the body to and fro with short, writhing motions,
like a worm; to squirm; to twist uneasily or quickly about.
Both he and successors would often wriggle in their
seats, as long as the cushion lasted. --Swift.
Wriggle \Wrig"gle\, v. t.
To move with short, quick contortions; to move by twisting
and squirming; like a worm.
Covetousness will wriggle itself out at a small hole.
--Fuller.
Wriggling his body to recover His seat, and cast his
right leg over. --Hudibras.
Wriggle \Wrig"gle\, a.
Wriggling; frisky; pliant; flexible. [Obs.] ``Their wriggle
tails.'' --Spenser.
Wriggle \Wrig"gle\, n.
Act of wriggling; a short or quick writhing motion or
contortion.
资料来源 : WordNet®
wriggle
v : to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when
struggling); "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The
child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace"
[syn: {writhe}, {wrestle}, {worm}, {squirm}, {twist}]
wriggle
n : the act of wiggling [syn: {wiggle}, {squirm}]