Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense squirms, present participle squirming, past tense, past participle squirmed
1VERB (通常指因紧张不安或不适而)扭动,动来动去 If you squirm, you move your body from side to side, usually because you are nervous or uncomfortable. (通常指因紧张不安或不适而)扭动,动来动去
He had squirmed and wriggled and screeched when his father had washed his face. [VERB]
父亲给他洗脸时,他扭来扭去,尖声喊叫。
He gave a feeble shrug and tried to squirm free. [VERB adj.ive]
他无力地耸耸肩,扭动身体想要挣脱。
He squirmed out of the straps of his backpack. [VERB adv./prep.]
ADVERB | VERB + SQUIRM | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADVERB➤uncomfortably局促不安▸➤silently不作聲地局促不安▸➤visibly明顯地局促不安VERB + SQUIRM➤make sb使某人輾轉不安◇The very mention of her singing made her squirm uncomfortably.一提起她唱歌的事就讓她局促不安。PREPOSITION➤at因⋯而局促不安◇He squirmed visibly at the thought of his secret being revealed.一想到他的秘密被揭穿,他明顯地開始局促起來。➤away from局促地躲開⋯◇She squirmed away from his hands.她局促不安地掙脫開他的雙手。➤in, with由於⋯而局促不安◇He squirmed with embarrassment.他因尷尬而坐立不安。➤out of局促不安地擺脫⋯◇I started to squirm out of his grasp.我開始感到不安,想掙脫開他的手。PHRASES➤squirm in your seat在座位上動來動去◇I squirmed in my seat, not knowing what to do.我坐在那兒扭來扭去,不知道該做點兒什麼。