wriggle
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++wrig·gle1 /ˈrɪɡəl/ verb 1 [intransitive]MOVE/CHANGE POSITION to twist your body from side to side with small quick movements 扭动；蠕动 Stop wriggling and let me put your T-shirt on. 别扭来扭去的，让我把T恤给你穿上。wriggle under/through/into He wriggled through the window. 他扭动身子钻出窗户。 The dog wriggled free and ran off. 那条狗挣脱开跑了。► see thesaurus at move2 [transitive]MOVE/CHANGE POSITION to move a part of your body backwards and forwards with small movements 扭动〔身体某一部位〕 She took off her shoes and wriggled her toes. 她脱掉鞋子，扭动脚趾。3 wriggle out of something phrasal verb a) AVOIDto avoid doing something by using clever excuses 用计逃脱〔某事〕 SYN get out of something Don’t try to wriggle out of your responsibilities. 别想逃避责任。b) to take off a tight piece of clothing by twisting your body from side to side 扭动身体脱掉〔紧身的衣服〕 She wriggled out of her dress. 她扭动身体脱掉了连衣裙。 —wriggly adjective a wriggly worm 蠕动的虫子→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
wriggle• They lived inside a person's body and wriggled about until their presence drove him to distraction.• To his relief she wriggled across the seat, leaving room for him to get in beside her.• Wetly gleaming, it wriggled and flapped over the embankment to the shore road.• He wriggled around in her arms, then turned and butted his head against her shoulder, lightly but repeatedly.• Shelly tried to wriggle free from him, but he held her firmly.• Then, as though at some pre-arranged signal, both crabs wriggle free from their homes and exchange shells.• I managed to wriggle free of him and then to push him aside.• She whimpered and wriggled further into the chesterfield's cushiony depths.• He wriggled his fingers in his pockets.• The two halves twitched and wriggled in the dirt.• The dog wriggled under the fence and escaped into the street.wriggle under/through/into• In the Store there was always something to get behind or under or wriggle through ...• It wasn't a large one, but she was slim; she might be able to wriggle through.• Infuriated, she wriggled under his barricading arms, whirled around and pushed violently at his chest with all her might.• The drumming of hoofs was loud in their ears as Molly wriggled through on her stomach.• The smoke reached Amanda and made her sneeze; she wriggled under the blankets and Cormack looked down at her shoulder.• Once inside she wriggled into the corner of the seat to make room for him, and prepared to enjoy the novelty.• He wriggled into the impulse-suit, ducked his head into the helmet.• I wriggled into them, hoping something would rub off.wriggle2 noun [countable] 1. MOVE/CHANGE POSITIONa movement in which you twist your body from side to side 扭动；蠕动n2. get a wriggle on British English informal used to tell someone to hurry SYN get a move onExamples from the Corpus
wriggle• She would die rather than roll her eyes and wriggle and blush.• Really, it was one continuous wriggle.• Desperate attempts to find wriggle room to justify or excuse bad decisions are a waste of time and creative energy.• If the line wriggles or curves then the movement is towards the tighter curves.• I watched her shuffle, wriggle and avert her eyes while we made stilted conversation about our lives.Origin wriggle (1300-1400) Probably from Middle Low German wriggelnwrig·gle1 verbwriggle2 nounLDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
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wriggle
wrig‧gle1 /ˈrɪɡəl/ 
verb
Stop wriggling and let me put your T-shirt on.
wriggle under/through/into
He wriggled through the window.
The dog wriggled free and ran off.
2. [transitive] to move a part of your body backwards and forwards with small movements:
She took off her shoes and wriggled her toes.
—wriggly adjective:
a wriggly worm
▪ move to go to a different place, or change the position of your body: Sarah moved away from the window. | Every time I move I get a pain in my left shoulder.
▪sway to move slowly from one side to the other: The branches swayed in the wind. | Donny swayed drunkenly as he walked back to his car.
▪rock to move repeatedly from one side to another, with small gentle movements: He rocked backward and forward in his chair. | The boat rocked from side to side with the waves.
▪wobble to move unsteadily from side to side: The bike wobbled a bit, but she soon got it under control.
▪fidget to keep moving or playing with your fingers, hands, feet etc, because you are bored or nervous: Diana fidgeted nervously with her pencil.
▪squirm to make very small movements from side to side with your body, especially because you feel uncomfortable: By the end of the hour, most of the children were squirming in their seats.
▪wriggle to make small movements from side to side, especially in order to get into or out of something: The dog wriggled under the fence and escaped into the street. | She managed to wriggle into the dress, but it was much too tight.
▪twitch if part of your body twitches, it makes small movements that you cannot control: A muscle on Yang’s face twitched.
▪stir written to make a movement – used especially when describing a situation in which no one moves, or someone wakes up: In the village a dog barked but no one stirred | The sleeping child stirred and opened her eyes.
▪budge to move – used when you are trying hard to make something move, often without success: The piano wouldn’t budge.
wriggle out of something phrasal verb
1. to avoid doing something by using clever excuses
SYN get out of something:
Don’t try to wriggle out of your responsibilities.
2. to take off a tight piece of clothing by twisting your body from side to side:
She wriggled out of her dress.
wriggle2 noun [countable]
a movement in which you twist your body from side to side
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verb Date: 1300-1400
Origin: Probably from Middle Low German wriggeln
1. [intransitive] to twist your body from side to side with small quick movements:Origin: Probably from Middle Low German wriggeln
wriggle under/through/into
2. [transitive] to move a part of your body backwards and forwards with small movements:
—wriggly adjective:
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wriggle out of something phrasal verb
1. to avoid doing something by using clever excuses
SYN get out of something:
2. to take off a tight piece of clothing by twisting your body from side to side:
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noun [countable]a movement in which you twist your body from side to side
crash ( to hit an object or another vehicle, causing damage; to make a vehicle do thisrather
指（使）物体或交通工具碰撞或撞击 ：◆ I was terrified that the plane would crash. 我很害怕飞机会失事。 slam (sth) into/against sb/sth to crash into sth with a lot of force; to make sth do this 指（使）重重地撞上 ：◆ The car skidded and slammed into a tree. 汽车打滑，砰的一声撞到树上。 collide ( (of two vehicles or people) to crash into each other; (of a vehicle or person) to crash into sb/sth elserather
指交通工具或人碰撞、相撞或撞上 ：◆ The car and the van collided head-on in thick fog. 那辆小轿车和货车在浓雾中迎面相撞。 smash ( to crash into sth with a lot of force; to make sth do this; to crash a carrather
指（使）猛烈撞击、猛烈碰撞或撞车 ：◆ Ram-raiders smashed a stolen car through the shop window. 飙车抢劫者驾着偷来的汽车撞破商店橱窗。
crash, slam or smash? 用 crash、slam 还是 smash？
wreck to crash a vehicle and damage it so badly that it is not worth repairing 指使交通工具彻底毁坏
Patterns
two vehicles crash/collidetwo vehicles crash/slam/smashinto each other to crash/smash/wreck a car
