wriggle + adv./prep.
不及物用法，常与 away、free、through、into、out 等表示方向的词连用，强调身体短促地扭动、蠕动。
The worm wriggled away into the soil.
虫子扭动着钻进土里去了。
扭动；蠕动；扭来扭去
wriggled — past of wriggle
使扭动；扭动（身体部位）；耍手段；用不正当手段；用短而扭动的动作扭动身体；蠕动。；使某物蠕动。；扭动(尤指挣扎时)
to twist and turn the body with quick movements
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.
一般现在时
The fish wriggles in the net.
鱼在网里扭动。
一般过去时
He wriggled through the narrow tunnel.
他从狭窄的隧道里扭动着爬了过去。
现在进行时
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。
The frightened fish wriggled in the net, trying to escape.
受惊的鱼在网里扭动，想要逃走。
用法提示：wriggled 是 wriggle 的过去式，表示身体来回扭动挣扎。
AI contextual example
He wriggles his fingers to warm them up.
他扭动手指来让它们暖和起来。
用法提示：wriggles 是及物用法，表示使手指扭动活动。
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。
用法提示：wriggling 是现在分词，表示持续地扭动身体。
AI contextual example
不及物用法，常与 away、free、through、into、out 等表示方向的词连用，强调身体短促地扭动、蠕动。
The worm wriggled away into the soil.
虫子扭动着钻进土里去了。
表示用狡猾的手段摆脱义务、责任或难题，多含贬义；后接名词或动名词。
She always wriggles out of doing the washing-up.
她总能耍滑头逃避洗碗。
one's 随主语的人称和数变化，如 my、her、their；后面接 to、into、through 等表示终点的短语。
The child wriggled his way to the front of the crowd.
那孩子扭动着身子挤到了人群前面。
及物用法，宾语多为身体部位或细长物体，表示使其扭动着移动或伸入某处。
She wriggled her toes into the warm sand.
她把脚趾扭动着伸进温暖的沙子里。
最接近wriggle，但squirm常强调不安或不适；wriggle更中性，也可表示调皮地扭动。
强调小幅度、来回快速摆动，可指身体某个部位；wriggle常指整个身体如虫般扭动。
语气比wriggle强烈，常与痛苦、挣扎相关；wriggle动作较轻，不一定含痛苦。
twist可指一次性扭转，也可用于物体；wriggle强调连续反复的扭动，多指身体动作。
grammar · medium
易错句子The little boy wriggled out from his tight coat.
正确表达The little boy wriggled out of his tight coat.
wriggle out 表示“挣脱、摆脱”时，固定搭配是 out of + 名词，不能用 out from。因为这里强调从某个空间内部扭出来，of 表示“从……里面”，而 from 只表示起点，不符合该固定搭配。
grammar · medium
易错句子The happy dog wriggled its tail when I came home.
正确表达The happy dog wagged its tail when I came home.
wriggle 指身体短促地扭动、蠕动，不用于“左右摇摆尾巴”这一动作；狗摇尾巴英语用 wag。汉语“摇尾巴”容易让人错选 wriggle，但两者动作方式不同。
grammar · medium
易错句子Yesterday the worm wriggle out of the jar.
正确表达Yesterday the worm wriggled out of the jar.
wriggle 是规则动词，过去式和过去分词都是 wriggled。汉语动词没有时态变化，学习者容易忘记加 -ed；句中已有 Yesterday，必须用过去式 wriggled。
针对“扭动、蠕动”这一义项；指保持身体或物体不动，与 wriggle 的持续扭动相反。
也针对“扭动、蠕动”义项；强调留在原位不移动，与 wriggle 的蠕动移开相反。
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。
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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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。