| 词汇 | squirmed |
| 释义 | squirmed past simple and past participle ofsquirm squirm verb[ I ] uk /skwɜːm/ us /skwɝːm/ to move from side to side in an awkward way, sometimes because of nervousness, embarrassment, or pain: （因紧张、尴尬或疼痛）动来动去，来回扭动 Nobody spoke for at least five minutes and Rachel squirmed in her chair with embarrassment.至少有5分钟谁也没说话，雷切尔尴尬地在椅子上扭来扭去。 The fish squirmed on the ground for a few moments and then lay still.鱼在地上翻腾了一会儿就不动了。 Synonyms twist wriggle writhe to feel nervous or embarrassed about something: Sal would occasionally squirm at his parents' behaviour. She began to fidget and squirm, unable to find a comfortable position. If your child squirms and fusses when you start unfolding the stroller, let him walk. At first, she squirmed at the thought of touching the scaly animal. Some industry watchers squirm about the trend because of its elitist implications. Making short, sudden movements aquiver chatter choppily choppiness convulse convulsion jar jerk jerkily jerkiness jerky quake quiver recoil shaky shook shudder squirm toss whip You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Ashamed and embarrassed Anxious and worried Examples of squirmedsquirmed In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Critics squirmed, but the public kept filling the theater. Exactly, they squirmed all through it. It is those who have changed—wriggled and squirmed from positionto position with nothing more than political opportunism in mind—whom one cannot respect. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Others of a more negative turn of mind simply squirmed at the idea of so significant an extension of parental choice of school. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As the hours passed, they changed their position and squirmed about their so-called policy initiative. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 His own friends have squirmed under it as much as we have. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He squirmed about trying to give reasons for changing his principles and giving up devolution, but there is only one real reason. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 How he must have squirmed when he had to do it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We legally squirmed this way and that, here and there. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The result was that he didn't take it cleanly and it squirmed under him and over the line. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They squirmed but weren't about to change their minds... From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Clicky-ba thundered, and men with crushed heads squirmed on the path. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The bat squirmed under his claw. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. We squirmed and the actors wept. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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