worm one's way into
collocation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。
爬行；蠕动
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爬行；蠕动
To move or make one's way by crawling or wriggling, with the body close to the ground.
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。
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.
worm
Base
原形
worms
3rd person
第三人称单数
worming
-ing
现在分词
wormed
Past
过去式
wormed
Past participle
过去分词
He worms his way through the crowd.
他慢慢挤过人群。
The cat is worming its way under the fence.
猫正在栅栏下钻来钻去。
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。
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。
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。
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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。
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。
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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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。
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。
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”。
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