一、详细释义:
n.
虫,蠕虫;寄生虫 [C]
例句:
To the toad, the garden is a worm that wiggles, a bug that flies.
对蟾蛤来说,花园只是一条蠕动的软体虫,一只飞舞的昆虫。
例句:
Early bird gets the worm.
早起的鸟儿有虫吃。
螺纹;蜗杆
例句:
Do not know to when, the home of eye wheel well into the "worm" wells.
不知道打何时起,故乡那眼辘轳水井换成了“蜗杆”水井。
例句:
To decrease friction between the worm and the nut, balls recirculate in their thread.
为了减少蜗杆和螺母之间的摩擦,滚珠在其螺纹中不断滚动。
小人物;可怜虫
例句:
You miserable worm!
你这个可怜虫!
例句:
Perhaps this time the worm will turn.
也许这一次这些无足轻重的小人物会改变。
v.
(使)蠕动;(使)缓慢前进 [I,T]
例句:
I had to worm my way out sideways from the bench in a ridiculous, undignified fashion.
我侧着身子艰难地从长凳上移开,那个样子很可笑,很不雅观。
例句:
The kitten wormed its way through the just-open door.
小猫缩着身子从刚开了一点儿的门中挤过来。
给…驱肠虫;给…除虫 [I,T]
例句:
I worm all my birds in early spring.
早春的时候我给我所有的鸟打虫。
例句:
All adult dogs are routinely wormed at least every six months.
所有的成年狗至少每半年要例行打一次虫。
二、词义辨析:
bug,insect,pest,worm
这些名词均含“虫,昆虫”之意。bug指小昆虫,尤指吸血的臭虫,也可指细菌。insect含义广泛,多指蚂蚁、黄蜂、蝉等等。pest指有害的昆虫或有害的小动物。worm侧重指蚯蚓、蚕、毛虫等小而无骨的虫。
三、相关短语:
worm wheel
n. 蜗轮
army worm
粘虫
bladder worm
囊虫
dew worm
蚯蚓
guinea worm disease
麦地那龙线虫病
parasitic worm
寄生虫
potato worm
马铃薯叶虫
red worm
活赤虫
spiny-headed worm
棘头虫
tongue worm
舌形虫,囊舌虫
vinegar worm
醋线虫
worm fence
n. 曲折的篱笆, 弯弯曲曲的栅栏
四、参考例句:
You miserable worm!
你这个可怜虫!
The worm inched along.
这条虫子向前慢慢移动着。
Worm holes blemish an apple.
虫蛀的洞损坏了一个苹果。
Don't let any nonmembers worm in.
别让非成员钻进来。
Perhaps this time the worm will turn.
也许这一次这些无足轻重的小人物会改变。
A worm is long and soft.
蚯蚓又长又柔软。
I never use a single worm on the hook, preferring a cocktail of worm and maggot.