squirm

verb

1. （因紧张、不舒服等）动来动去，来回扭动，坐卧不宁
   to move around a lot making small twisting movements, because you are nervous, uncomfortable, etc.
   1. The children were squirming restlessly in their seats.
      孩子们在位子上心神不定地动来动去。
   2. Someone grabbed him but he managed to squirm free.
      有人抓住他，但他设法挣脱了。
2. 十分尴尬；羞愧难当；无地自容
   to feel great embarrassment or shame
   1. It made him squirm to think how badly he'd messed up the interview.
      一想到他把面试搞得有多糟，他就觉得无地自容。

1. VERB (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.
   1. He had squirmed and wriggled and screeched when his father had washed his face...
      父亲给他洗脸时，他扭来扭去，尖声喊叫。
   2. He gave a feeble shrug and tried to squirm free...
      他无力地耸耸肩，扭动身体想要挣脱。
   3. He squirmed out of the straps of his backpack.
      他扭动身体，挣开背包的肩带。
2. VERB 窘迫不安;难为情
   If you squirm, you are very embarrassed or ashamed.
   1. Mentioning religion is a sure way to make him squirm.
      一提宗教就肯定会让他感到窘迫不安。
   2. ...the type of awful occasion that makes politicians squirm with embarrassment.
      使政客尴尬不安的那种糟糕场合

1. He had squirmed and wriggled and screeched when his father had washed his face
   父亲给他洗脸时，他扭来扭去，尖声喊叫。
2. He gave a feeble shrug and tried to squirm free
   他无力地耸耸肩，扭动身体想要挣脱。
3. He squirmed out of the straps of his backpack.
   他扭动身体，挣开背包的肩带。
4. Mentioning religion is a sure way to make him squirm.
   一提宗教就肯定会让他感到窘迫不安。
5. If you want to make adults squirm like kindergarteners, broach the subject of salary negotiation.
   如果你想要成年人像幼儿园小朋友那样拘谨，那就和他协商薪资吧。
6. Makes you squirm, doesn't it?
   让人不舒服，对吧？
7. Yet I would never look at the table full of leftovers, let alone squirm over them.
   尽管是我从那些摆满剩菜的桌子旁边经过，但我从不去看桌子。
8. You'll never squirm out of the charge this time.
   这次你决逃不了惩罚。
9. I doubt it: in my experience it is hard to squirm and listen at the same time.
   我对此表示怀疑：据我的经验，我很难在局促不安的同时还能做到专心倾听。
10. Now you promised to help me with my housework? Don't try to squirm out of it.
    你答应过帮我做家务，别想逃脱。
11. What he loved was Moyer's combativeness on the mound, his ability to squirm from seemingly dire predicaments.
    他所喜爱的是Moyer在投手丘上的斗志，他从各种困境中挣扎出来的能力。
12. Before company leaders embark on an acquisition, they should watch Mr Levin squirm, and think about how likely they are, one day, to be offering a hapless apology.
    在公司领袖着手收购前，他们应该看一看莱文羞愧不安的模样，想想自己有一天也要不幸地进行道歉的可能性有多大。
13. The more you squirm, the more you know that you might be a sitting duck for bad boys.
    越多您扭动，越多您知道您也许是易被欺骗的对象为坏男孩。
14. When they are seated, they tend to squirm, fidget, or bounce.
    他们坐下的时候，也会在椅子上扭来扭去，坐立不安或者跳起。
15. Sometimes his candor made the people from State squirm a little.
    他的坦率态度有时颇使国务院的人有些局促不安。
16. Yes, you want rivals to squirm, but not so visibly that you are viewed as a bully.
    没错，你希望竞争对手寝食难安，但不要表现得太明显，以免让人觉得你是在欺负人。
17. They squirm through the mud with the razor sharp wire just inches above them.
    他们不得不在泥浆中蠕动前行，而头上数英尺高的地方就是带有刀片的铁丝网。
18. Each time he recalled this he wanted to squirm in his seat.
    每当想到这个问题他都辗转不安。
19. The child can't squirm out of this position very easily.
    孩子不太容易从这种位置上扭动挣脱出来。
20. Darcy's ill-conceived confession of love is enough to make anyone squirm in their seats;
    达西先生的示爱拙劣得足以让每个在座的人焦急不安；
21. If you bought me the proper-sized corset, I wouldn't have to squirm.
    如果你给我买了合适的胸衣，我根本不会乱动。
22. But he'd rather burn off my feelers and watch me squirm.
    但他烧着我的角，眼看着我被烧死。
23. Don't try to squirm out of your responsibility for children.
    别想逃脱对孩子的责任。
24. Natives will cringe and squirm with embarrassment at such brashness.
    对于这种轻率鲁莽，当地人会因尴尬而战战兢兢。坐立不安。
25. The crafty sons of darkness shall squirm in discomfort as their ritual of lies fall in shambles in a pile around their deadened feet.
    狡猾的黑暗小人s应该会很不舒服地蠕动，因为他们谎言大厦将倒塌成废墟在他们的瘫腿附近堆满瓦砾。
26. It's hard to tell which end is which when you squirm around so.
    很难讲，你在这周围闲逛，会有什么结局。
27. Now that the senator is sitting in the Oval Office himself and the federal debt is a month or so away from reaching that limit again, it is his turn to squirm.
    现在，这位参议员自己坐进了椭圆形总统办公室，而再有一个月左右的时间，联邦债务就会再次触及上限。这次轮到他局促不安了。
28. I think it's about people seeing them squirm.
    我觉得是想让人们看到他们痛苦。
29. I was looking forward to seeing him squirm in court.
    我希望看到他在法庭上局促不安的样子。

noun

1. the act of wiggling

   Synonym:    wigglewriggle

verb

1. to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
   1. The prisoner writhed in discomfort
   2. The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace

   Synonym:    writhewrestlewrigglewormtwist