worm one's way + 副词/介词短语
one's way 随主语的人称和数变化，如 worm my way、worm their way。
The soldiers wormed their way through the narrow tunnel.
士兵们沿着狭窄的地道匍匐前进。
钻营；渐渐取得（信任等）；套出；探出；给…驱虫；打虫；（航海）填塞绳股缝隙；（旧时）割除（狗）舌下蚓状体
To move or make one's way by crawling or wriggling, with the body close to the ground.
常与 one's way 连用，表示像虫子一样缓慢移动。
以爬行的方式前进
To make (one's way) with a crawling motion.
身体贴地移动
To move with one's body dragging the ground.
通过巧妙或狡猾的手段行事
To work one's way by artful or devious means.
逐渐或缓慢地进入；暗中渗透
To work (one's way or oneself) (into) gradually or slowly; to insinuate.
通过缓慢和秘密的手段实现、移除、驱动或抽取等
To effect, remove, drive, draw, or the like, by slow and secret means.
通过巧妙或狡猾的手段或反复请求获取某人不愿透露的信息
To drag out of, to get information that someone is reluctant or unwilling to give (through artful or devious means or by pleading or asking repeatedly).
在包裹和缠绕前填充(绳索)的凹槽
To fill in the contlines of (a rope) before parcelling and serving.
给(动物)驱虫
To deworm (an animal).
切除(狗等)舌下的虫或舌下腺,以防止咬物倾向,过去认为可以防止狂犬病
To cut the worm, or lytta, from under the tongue of (a dog, etc.) for the purpose of checking a disposition to gnaw, and formerly supposed to guard against canine madness.
用螺旋钻清理；从枪中抽出弹塞或弹药。
To clean by means of a worm; to draw a wad or cartridge from, as a firearm.
一般现在时
He worms his way through the crowd.
他慢慢挤过人群。
现在进行时
The cat is worming its way under the fence.
猫正在栅栏下钻来钻去。
一般过去时
She wormed the secret out of him.
她从他那里慢慢套出了秘密。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
The snake wormed across the dusty path and disappeared into the grass.
那条蛇从尘土飞扬的小路上爬过，消失在草丛中。
用法提示：wormed 是动词，表示像虫子一样贴着地面缓慢爬行。
He wormed his way through the narrow opening in the fence.
他从栅栏的窄缝中慢慢挤了过去。
用法提示：wormed his way 表示通过缓慢扭动身体穿过某处。
The caterpillar was worming along the branch in search of a leaf.
毛毛虫正沿着树枝蠕动，寻找一片叶子。
用法提示：worming 是动词的现在分词，表示持续地蠕动爬行。
one's way 随主语的人称和数变化，如 worm my way、worm their way。
The soldiers wormed their way through the narrow tunnel.
士兵们沿着狭窄的地道匍匐前进。
不及物用法，强调身体贴地缓慢移动。
A small snake wormed across the path.
一条小蛇贴着地面爬过小路。
常含贬义，指用巧妙或狡猾的手段渐渐混入。
He slowly wormed his way into her confidence.
他慢慢取得了她的信任。
out 之后的宾语通常是人，指套取对方不愿说的信息。
She finally wormed the truth out of him.
她最终从他嘴里套出了真相。
crawl 泛指爬行，可用手膝或腹部贴地，语义较宽；worm 特指像虫子一样蠕动前进，且常带一种费力或缓慢的感觉。
wriggle 强调身体左右扭动，可指虫、蛇或人在狭窄空间里移动；worm 则更强调像蠕虫那样伸缩身体前进。
squirm 常含有因不舒服、紧张或尴尬而扭动的意味，语气比 worm 更带情绪；worm 只是客观描述动作方式。
creep 强调缓慢且悄悄地进行，常带隐秘或偷偷摸摸的意味；worm 不强调隐秘，只强调像虫子一样移动。
grammar · medium
易错句子She wormed the secret from him.
正确表达She wormed the secret out of him.
worm 表示“套出、探出（信息）”时，固定搭配是 worm sth out of sb，必须用 out of 而不能用 from。学习者受汉语“从他那里套出秘密”中“从”的影响，容易误用 from。
grammar · medium
易错句子He slowly wormed his way in the management team.
正确表达He slowly wormed his way into the management team.
worm one's way into sth 意为“逐渐钻进、混入某处”，介词固定用 into，表示由外进入的动作方向；in 只表示静态位置，不能表达“进入”这一过程，故此处应用 into。
grammar · medium
易错句子The soldiers warmed through the narrow tunnel.
正确表达The soldiers wormed through the narrow tunnel.
worm /wɜːrm/ 与 warm /wɔːrm/ 拼写和读音都不同。此处要表达“贴地爬行前进”，应用动词 worm；warm 意为“使温暖、变暖”，与句意不符，属于形近音近词误用。
钻营进入；设法逐渐融入
He wormed his way into the organization by flattering the manager.
他通过奉承经理钻营进入了该组织。
耍滑头摆脱；设法逐渐脱身
He wormed his way out of the deal at the last minute.
他在最后一刻耍滑头摆脱了那笔交易。
从某人嘴里套出秘密
The spy steadily wormed the password out of the guard.
间谍慢慢地从警卫那里套出了密码。
（缓慢而费力地）穿过
We wormed through the dense crowd to reach the exit.
我们费力地穿过拥挤的人群到达出口。
逐渐博取某人的信任
The fraudster wormed into the old woman's confidence over several weeks.
骗子几周来逐渐骗取了老妇人的信任。
worm 可表示像虫子一样贴地或钻入地下的移动，burrow 描述这种在土中钻洞的动作。
worm 作动词有“通过巧妙或狡猾的手段行事”之意，devious 正是形容这类手段的词。
worm 可表示通过巧妙或反复请求获取不愿透露的信息，extract 在“从某人处取得”这一义项上与之关联。
worm 常用于 worm information out of somebody，信息是这一动作试图获取的对象。
worm one's way into someone's confidence 是常见搭配，表示逐渐取得他人信任，与 worm 的“逐渐渗透”含义相关。
设法钻进；逐渐取得（信任或好感）
He wormed his way into her confidence with false compliments.
他用虚假的恭维逐渐赢得了她的信任。
从某人那里套出（秘密或信息）
The detective wormed the truth out of the suspect.
侦探从嫌疑人那里套出了真相。
设法摆脱（责任或困境）；狡辩脱身
He always tries to worm his way out of paying his share.
他总是想方设法逃避支付自己那份钱。
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给狗驱虫
Our vet recommends worming the puppy at eight weeks.
我们的兽医建议在幼犬八周大时给它驱虫。