squirm

squirm
verb
  1. [no obj.]wriggle or twist the body from side to side, especially as a result of nervousness or discomfort
    （尤指由于紧张或不舒服而身体）摆动，扭动
    all my efforts to squirm out of his grasp were useless.
    我想挣脱他控制的所有努力都是徒劳的。
    ■show or feel embarrassment or shame
    表露出困窘（或羞愧）；感到困窘（或羞愧）
noun
  1. [in sing.]a wriggling movement
    蠕动；扭动
派生
squirmer
noun
squirmy
adjective
语源
  1. late 17th cent.: symbolic of writhing movement; probably associated with worm
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