Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #5068
worm
蠕虫;蚯蚓;(昆虫等的)幼虫
A small soft-bodied animal with a long slender body, such as an earthworm; also any similar invertebrate or insect larva.
- 1.
A generally tubular invertebrate of the annelid phylum; an earthworm.
环节动物门的一种通常呈管状的无脊椎动物;蚯蚓
- 2.
any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae
任何一类数量众多、体型相对较小、细长且身体柔软的动物,尤指环节动物门、箭虫门、线虫动物门、纽形动物门和扁形动物门的动物;也包括许多昆虫幼虫
- 3.
More loosely, any of various tubular invertebrates resembling annelids but not closely related to them, such as velvet worms, acorn worms, flatworms, or roundworms. See Appendix:English worms.
广义上,任何类似环节动物但与其关系不密切的管状无脊椎动物,如天鹅绒虫、肠鳃虫、扁虫或线虫
- 4.
a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect
品行恶劣或不道德、不值得尊重的人
- 5.
A contemptible or devious being.
卑鄙或狡猾的人
- 6.
a software program capable of reproducing itself that can spread from one computer to the next over a network
一种能够自我复制并通过网络从一台计算机传播到另一台计算机的软件程序
- 7.
A self-replicating program that propagates through a network, differing from a virus in usually lacking any destructive effects.
一种通过网络传播的自我复制程序,通常没有破坏性效果,与病毒不同
- 8.
A graphical representation of the total runs scored across a number of overs.
表示在若干回合中总得分的图形表示
- 9.
Anything helical, especially the thread of a screw.
任何螺旋形物,尤其是螺纹
- 10.
An internal tormentor; something that gnaws or afflicts one’s mind with remorse.
内心的折磨者;使人悔恨的事物
- 11.
A strip of linked tiles sharing parallel edges in a tiling.
在镶嵌中共享平行边的链接瓷砖条
- 12.
The lytta.
舌下腺
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A dance, or dance move, in which the dancer lies on the floor and undulates the body horizontally thereby moving forwards.
一种舞蹈或舞步,舞者躺在地上水平波动身体从而向前移动
卑劣的人;可怜虫;无耻之徒;(计算机)蠕虫病毒;螺旋状物;螺纹;蜗杆;内心折磨;悔恨;良心的谴责;(板球的)得分走势图
In use
After the rain, the children found a long worm on the sidewalk.
The bird pulled a worm out of the wet soil.
We put a worm on the hook before casting the fishing line.
worms take advantage of automatic file sending and receiving features found on many computers
a worm
比喻软弱或卑微的人。
He is just a worm.
他不过是个小人物。
worms
Worms live in moist soil.
蠕虫生活在潮湿的土壤中。
the worm
特指计算机蠕虫病毒。
Connections
Collocations
- earthworm
- 蚯蚓
- Earthworms help aerate the soil.蚯蚓有助于疏松土壤。
- intestinal worm
- 肠道寄生虫
- The doctor prescribed medicine for intestinal worms.医生开了治疗肠道寄生虫的药。
- miserable worm
- 可怜虫
- Don't be such a miserable worm; stand up for yourself.别这么可怜兮兮的,要为自己挺身而出。
- contemptible worm
- 卑鄙小人
- He is a contemptible worm who betrayed his friends.他是个背叛朋友的卑鄙小人。
- computer worm
- 计算机蠕虫
- A computer worm spread through the office network.一种计算机蠕虫通过办公室网络传播。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想虫子蠕动的形状像字母W,读音类似'我蠕',记住蠕虫worm。
Context & Register
register: mixed, contexts: biology, computing, informal derogatory, note_zh: 该词在不同语境中用法不同,生物学和计算机领域为中性,口语中用于贬义时带侮辱性。
Grammar Note
可数名词,复数形式为worms。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words with /ɜːrm/ (e.g., term, firm, germ) rhyme with 'worm'. Words ending in '-orm' (e.g., form, warm, storm) have /ɔːrm/ and do NOT rhyme. Note: warm is spelled w-a-r-m, not -orm, but its ending is similar.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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