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wriggle
v
1 [I, Ip, Tn, Tn.p]
(cause sth to) make quick, short, twisting and turning movements （使某物）扭动, 蠕动, 蜿蜒行进
Stop wriggling (about) and sit still! 不要扭来扭去, 坐著别动!
I can´t brush your hair if you keep wriggling all the time. 你要是一直扭来扭去, 我就没法给你梳头了.
The baby was wriggling its toes. 那个小孩扭动著脚趾.
2 [La, Ipr, Ip, Tn.pr, Tn.p, Cn.a]
move or make (one´s way) in the specified direction with wriggling movements 沿某方向扭动、 蠕动或蜿蜒行进
The thieves left her tied up with rope but she wriggled (herself) free. 窃贼用绳子把她捆了起来, 但她扭动著（身子）挣脱开了.
The eel wriggled out of my fingers. 那条白 从我指缝中一扭就滑走了.
They managed to wriggle (their way) through the thick hedge.他们设法钻过了厚厚的树篱.
He had to wriggle his way out. 他得扭著身子才钻了出来.
3 (phr v) wriggle out of sth/doing sth (infml 口) avoid (doing) an unpleasant task by being cunning or by making excuses 靠耍滑或找藉口避免（做）（讨厌的工作）
It´s your turn to take the dog for a walk don´t try to wriggle out of it. 轮到你把狗带出去遛一遛了--别想逃避不做.
She managed to wriggle out of answering all the questions. 她支吾其词避免回答一切问题. wriggle, n (usu sing 通常作单数) wriggling movement 扭动; 蠕动; 蜿蜒行进.
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