worm
noun
verb
noun
wɜːm
noun
1
a
long
thin
creature
with
no
bones
and
no
legs
that
lives
in
soil
蠕虫
2
the
young
form
of
an
insect,
which
looks
like
a
short
worm
〔昆虫的〕幼虫
3
have worms
if
a
person
or
animal
has
worms,
they
have
legless
PARASITES
(=small
creatures
that
eat
their
food
or
their
blood)
in
their
body
〔人或动物体内〕长有寄生虫
4
someone
who
you
do
not
like
or
respect
可鄙的人; 可怜虫
5
a
type
of
computer
VIRUS
that
can
make
copies
of
itself
and
destroy
information
on
computers
that
are
connected
to
each
other
蠕虫病毒〔一种计算机病毒,会自行拷贝并销毁联网计算机内的信息〕
6
the worm turns
used
to
say
that
someone
who
normally
obeys
someone
without
complaining
suddenly
refuses
to
do
this
[文] 蠕虫被踩也会翻腾; 兔子急了也会咬人
literary
verb
7
worm (your way) into/through etc sth
to
move
through
a
small
place
or
a
crowd
slowly,
carefully,
or
with
difficulty
〔在小的地方或人群中〕缓慢 (小心,艰难 )地前行
He
wormed
his
way
under
the
fence.
他吃力地从栅栏下钻过。
8
worm your way into sb’s affections/heart/confidence etc
to
gradually
make
someone
love
or
trust
you,
especially
by
being
dishonest
〔尤指通过欺诈手段〕渐渐获得某人的感情/欢心/信任等
9
worm your way out of (doing) sth
to
avoid
doing
something
that
you
have
been
asked
to
do
by
making
an
excuse
that
is
dishonest
but
clever
〔狡猾地〕逃避做某事
Steve
wormed
his
way
out
of
going
to
the
meeting.
史蒂夫巧言推掉了会议。
10
to
give
an
animal
medicine
in
order
to
remove
PARASITES
that
live
inside
it
给〔动物〕驱寄生虫
11
to
get
information
from
someone
who
does
not
want
to
give
it
从〔某人处〕套出〔信息〕
wɜːm
noun
12
write once, read many
write
once,
read
many
a
CD
on
which
information
can
be
stored
only
once,
but
seen
or
used
many
times
一次写入型光盘,单写多读型光盘