Word · Frequency #5068
worm
爬行；蠕动
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。
- 1.
To make (one's way) with a crawling motion.
以爬行的方式前进
- 2.
To move with one's body dragging the ground.
身体贴地移动
- 3.
To work one's way by artful or devious means.
通过巧妙或狡猾的手段行事
- 4.
To work (one's way or oneself) (into) gradually or slowly; to insinuate.
逐渐或缓慢地进入；暗中渗透
- 5.
To effect, remove, drive, draw, or the like, by slow and secret means.
通过缓慢和秘密的手段实现、移除、驱动或抽取等
- 6.
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).
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
- 7.
To fill in the contlines of (a rope) before parcelling and serving.
在包裹和缠绕前填充(绳索)的凹槽
- 8.
To deworm (an animal).
给(动物)驱虫
- 9.
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.
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
- 10.
To clean by means of a worm; to draw a wad or cartridge from, as a firearm.
用螺旋钻清理；从枪中抽出弹塞或弹药。
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
In use
The snake wormed across the dusty path and disappeared into the grass.
He wormed his way through the narrow opening in the fence.
The caterpillar was worming along the branch in search of a leaf.
Verb forms
base worm · third person worms · -ing worming · past wormed · past participle wormed
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
Connections
Collocations
- worm one's way into
- 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。
- worm one's way out of
- 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。
- worm a secret out of someone
- 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。
- worm through
- （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。
- worm into someone's confidence
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一条虫(worm)在地上蠕动前行，记住它既可指爬行，也可比喻人悄悄钻营、慢慢套出消息。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：literal movement、figurative manipulation、informal extraction 作动词时，“worm”的语体跨度较大：表示“蠕动/缓慢移动”时较中性，常见于叙述或描述；表示“钻营”、“渐渐取得”或“套出信息”时多用于口语或比喻，带隐秘、巧妙或不正当的意味。具体用法需根据搭配和场景判断。
Grammar Note
可作及物或不及物动词：作不及物时意为“蠕动，慢慢前进”；作及物时意为“使蠕动，除虫”。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 /wɝm/ 押韵的词：term /tɝm/、germ /dʒɝm/、firm /fɝm/、squirm /skwɝm/（重读元音和尾音均为 /ɝm/）。注意 warm /wɔrm/ 和 form /fɔrm/ 拼写与 worm 相近，但元音是 /ɔ/，不押韵。
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
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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