wrigglewrig•gle /'rɪɡl/

vi 扭动

• Small children wriggle in their seats when they are bored. 小孩 厌烦时便会在座位上扭动。

• The earthworm wriggled along the ground. 那只蚯蚓蠕动着爬过地面。

vt 扭动…，使蠕动

• wriggle itself out of a small hole 蠕动着钻出小洞

词组wriggle out of (耍手段或施巧计)摆脱

• try to wriggle out of an embarrassing situation 试图摆脱难堪的处境

–wriggly adj