squirm in one's seat
collocation在座位上局促不安地扭动
The child squirmed in his seat during the long ceremony.
在冗长的仪式中，那个孩子在座位上局促不安地扭动。
局促不安；窘迫地扭动；回避；搪塞；身体扭动如蛇行；因不适,尤其是羞愧或尴尬而扭动。；回避问题、采访者等
to twist the body with snakelike motions
身体扭动如蛇行
To twist one's body with snakelike motions.
因不适,尤其是羞愧或尴尬而扭动。
To twist in discomfort, especially from shame or embarrassment.
回避问题、采访者等
To evade a question, an interviewer etc.
一般现在时
The toddler squirms in his seat during meals.
这个幼儿在吃饭时在座位上扭来扭去。
一般过去时
She squirmed uncomfortably when the topic came up.
当话题被提起时，她不安地扭动身体。
现在完成时
He has squirmed out of every responsibility.
他每次都扭捏地逃避责任。
常规变化，注意第三人称单数加-s。
The little girl squirmed in her seat during the long speech.
那个小女孩在冗长的演讲中在座位上不安地扭动。
用法提示：squirm 是动词，描述因不自在或不耐烦而扭动身体。
He was squirming with embarrassment when everyone started clapping for him.
当大家开始为他鼓掌时，他窘迫得浑身扭动。
用法提示：squirming 是 squirm 的进行时形式，表达因尴尬而局促不安。
My dog squirms whenever I try to brush its teeth.
每当我试着给狗刷牙时，它就扭来扭去。
用法提示：squirms 是 squirm 的第三人称单数形式，表示因抗拒或不适而扭动。
与 squirm 最为接近，但不特别强调窘迫感，更侧重动作本身的蜿蜒感；多数不自在的扭动场景都可互换。
程度远强于 squirm，多用于疼痛或极大痛苦，若形容普通尴尬或局促会显得夸张，替换时需注意语境强度。
侧重焦躁不安的小动作，不一定有身体整体的扭动；在描述紧张或尴尬的坐立不安时可用，但不宜用于需要“扭动”形象的句子。
针对义项“身体扭动如蛇行”的反义，强调静止不动。
针对义项“因羞愧或尴尬而扭动”的反义，指镇定自若。
针对义项“回避（问题、采访者等）”的反义，指坦然面对而非闪躲。
在座位上局促不安地扭动
The child squirmed in his seat during the long ceremony.
在冗长的仪式中，那个孩子在座位上局促不安地扭动。
因尴尬而扭动不安
She squirmed with embarrassment when they sang "Happy Birthday" to her.
当他们为她唱《生日快乐》歌时，她尴尬得扭动不安。
使某人局促不安
The teacher's direct question made the student squirm.
老师直接的问题让那个学生局促不安。
难堪地扭动
He squirmed uncomfortably under her critical gaze.
在她挑剔的目光下，他难堪地扭动着。
逃避（责任、问题等）
He tried to squirm out of answering the question.
他试图逃避回答这个问题。
与因尴尬或羞愧而扭动一样，脸红也是紧张或难堪时的身体反应。
squirm 常用来描述处于尴尬情境中的人，awkward 是该情境的典型形容词。
羞愧是引发 squirm 这类扭动动作的常见情绪。
紧张或尴尬时可能一边扭动身体一边说话结巴，二者常相伴出现。
出汗和扭动一样，都是紧张或难堪时的身体表现。
让某人如坐针毡；使某人局促不安
His awkward questions made everyone squirm.
他那些尴尬的问题让每个人都坐立不安。
（用借口）逃避、推脱某事
Don't try to squirm out of your responsibilities.
别想逃避你的责任。
它们爬行。它们蠕动。它们吞噬！
Tagline of the 1976 cult horror film 'Squirm', about man-eating worms.
1976年邪典恐怖片《Squirm》的广告语，该片以食人蠕虫为主题。
扭动吧，小宝贝，扭动吧。
Chorus lyric from the Dave Matthews Band song 'Squirm' (album 'Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King', 2009).
戴夫·马修斯乐队（Dave Matthews Band）歌曲《Squirm》的副歌歌词，出自专辑《Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King》（2009年）。
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