wriggle out of (something)
collocation耍花招逃避；摆脱
He always tries to wriggle out of paying his share.
他总是想方设法逃避支付自己那份钱。
扭动；蠕动；扭来扭去
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扭动；蠕动；扭来扭去
to twist and turn the body with quick movements
The frightened fish wriggled in the net, trying to escape.
受惊的鱼在网里扭动，想要逃走。
用短而扭动的动作扭动身体；蠕动。
To twist one's body to and fro with short, writhing motions; to squirm.
使某物蠕动。
To cause something to wriggle.
扭动(尤指挣扎时)
to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
使用不正当或狡猾的手段。
To use crooked or devious means.
wriggle
Base
原形
wriggles
3rd person
第三人称单数
wriggling
-ing
现在分词
wriggled
Past
过去式
wriggled
Past participle
过去分词
The fish wriggles in the net.
鱼在网里扭动。
He wriggled through the narrow tunnel.
他从狭窄的隧道里扭动着爬了过去。
The baby is wriggling on the floor.
婴儿在地板上扭来扭去。
规则动词，但-ing和-ed形式需双写字母g。
He wriggles his fingers to warm them up.
他扭动手指来让它们暖和起来。
AI contextual example
Stop wriggling so I can cut your hair properly.
别再扭来扭去了，这样我才能好好给你剪头发。
AI contextual example
The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace
那孩子扭动着身子,想从阿姨的怀里挣脱出来。
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耍花招逃避；摆脱
He always tries to wriggle out of paying his share.
他总是想方设法逃避支付自己那份钱。
扭动着挣脱
The fish wriggled free from the hook.
那条鱼扭动身子挣脱了鱼钩。
扭身穿过（缝隙/洞）
She wriggled through the narrow gap.
她扭动着穿过狭窄的缝隙。
扭动着穿上（衣服）
He wriggled into his wet wetsuit.
他扭着身子穿进湿漉漉的潜水服。
像鳗鱼一样扭来扭去
The child wriggled like an eel while I tried to wash his hair.
我试着给他洗头时，这孩子像条鳗鱼似地扭来扭去。
尴尬得扭动身子
She wriggled with embarrassment when asked about her grades.
被问及成绩时，她难为情地扭动身子。
摆脱，逃避（责任或困境）
She tried to wriggle out of paying the fine.
她试图逃避缴纳罚款。
回旋余地，灵活空间
The new policy leaves no wriggle room for negotiation.
新政策没有留下任何谈判回旋的余地。
逃脱惩罚，摆脱责任
He thought he could wriggle off the hook by blaming his colleagues.
他以为把责任推给同事就能逃脱惩罚。
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wriggle 像 wiggle（扭动）多了 r，联想 worm 的 wr：虫子蠕动着扭来扭去，挣扎时也 wriggle。
语域：neutral 常见场景：描述人（尤指小孩）坐立不安时小幅扭动身体、描述虫、蛇等动物弯曲蠕动、描述挣扎时身体扭来扭去 表示身体扭动时，wriggle 通常为中性常用词，日常口语和书面语都可用；而短语 wriggle out of 表示“耍手段摆脱”时多用于口语，带有非正式色彩。
与 wriggle /ˈrɪɡəl/ 押韵的词有 giggle、wiggle、squiggle、niggle，均以 /ɪɡəl/ 结尾。注意 wriggle 中的 wr 读作 /r/，不要按拼写读成 /wr/；拼写相似的 write /raɪt/、wrong /rɒŋ/ 等并不押韵。
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