Word · Frequency #20691
wiggle
扭动；摆动；来回移动
To move with quick irregular side-to-side or back-and-forth motions.
- 1.
To move with irregular, back and forward or side to side motions; to shake or jiggle.
以不规则的前后或左右运动移动；摇动或抖动。
以不规则的前后或左右运动移动；摇动或抖动。；扭动着行进；摆动
In use
The puppy wiggled its tail when it saw me.
She wiggled her toes inside the warm socks.
Stop wiggling in your chair and sit still.
Verb forms
base wiggle · third person wiggles · -ing wiggling · past wiggled · past participle wiggled
规则动词
Connections
Collocations
- wiggle your toes
- 扭动脚趾
- She wiggled her toes in the warm sand.她在温暖的沙子里扭动脚趾。
- wiggle your hips
- 摆动臀部
- The salsa dancer wiggled her hips to the music.萨尔萨舞者随着音乐摆动臀部。
- wiggle free
- 扭动挣脱
- The rabbit wiggled free from the trap.兔子扭动着挣脱了陷阱。
- wiggle through
- 扭动穿过
- The worm wiggled through the damp soil.蚯蚓在湿润的土壤中扭动穿过。
- wiggle around
- 扭来扭去
- The toddler wiggled around in his high chair.幼儿在高脚椅上扭来扭去。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把wig（假发）联想成wiggle：假发戴在头上左右扭动、来回晃动。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：日常对话、肢体动作描写、轻松的非正式文字 wiggle 通常用于日常口语或轻松的文字，表示小幅、不规则的来回扭动；正式场合中较少出现，可以考虑用 move 或 shake 等更中性的词。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words rhyme with wiggle: giggle, wriggle, squiggle, and niggle all share the stressed /ɪ/ plus /ɡəl/ ending. Look-alikes such as toggle (/ˈtɒɡəl/), goggle (/ˈɡɒɡəl/), and smuggle (/ˈsmʌɡəl/) have different vowel sounds and do not rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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