n (1)蠕虫(small，long and thin creature with no backbone or limbs)[C]：cut a～in half 把虫子剁成两半; tread a～to death 把虫子踩死;move/crawl/creep like a～像虫子一样蠕动/爬行/慢慢地移动; The earth～turns the soil. 蚯蚓钻翻土壤。The lawns were crawling with～s. 草坪上爬满了虫子。Many birds eat～s. 许多鸟都吃虫子。

(2)寄生虫;虫子(variety of small creature without backbones or limbs，esp in the intestines of a person or an animal or in fruit or wood)[pl]： There are many kinds of～s that live in animals and men.在动物及人体内生活着许多种类的寄生虫。This dog/child has～s. 这条狗/这个孩子肚子里有寄生虫。All the apples have～s in them. 苹果全都生了虫子。(sb) have a～in his tongue(fig)爱找碴儿;Even a～may/will turn.(prov) 狗急跳墙。

(3)懦弱(卑鄙，无能)的人(cowardly or nasty or worthless person)[C，通常sing](derog)： You miserable～! 你这个可怜的懦夫! He was a～to leave his wife and children without any means of support. 他是一个卑鄙的人，遗弃了妻子和孩子，使她们没有任何生活来源。You're no～. You're a man. 你绝不是懦夫。你是个真正的男子汉。〖同〗coward;

(4)内疚，苦恼(unpleasant or worrying feeling)[C]： Rod felt a～of unease/conscience. 罗德感到忐忑不安/受到良心上的谴责。This brings with it the～of envy. 这件事带来嫉妒的苦恼。〖同〗guilty，worry，anxiety;〖反〗ease，comfort，calm;

vt (给动物)驱虫(get rid of worms in animals)[T+n]：Has she～ed the dog? 她给狗驱虫了吗?～the dog with a gentle drug 用温和的药给狗驱虫;Consult with the vet about～ing your puppy. 向兽医咨询给你的小狗驱虫。

worm one's way in 钻进来：The thieves must have～ed their way in through the broken window. 小偷一定是从破窗户钻进来的。

worm one's way/oneself along/through 沿……爬行/爬出：～one's way/oneself along the barred wire 沿着铁丝网蠕动爬行;～one's way (oneself) through the narrow tunnel/the snow 爬着穿过狭窄的隧道/雪地;

worm one's way/oneself into 设法获得好感(地位)：He～ed himself into power/into her affection. 他窃取了权力/骗取了她的好感。

worm out (of) (v adv) 慢慢套出(vt)：～the secret/the true story out (of sb)(从某人口中)慢慢地探出秘密/真情;

worm (one's way) to/toward (v prep) 悄悄地爬到(vt)：He～ed his way to the enemy's lines. 他慢慢地向敌人的防线爬去。

→′wormy adj 多蚯蚓的;虫蛀的;′worm-cast n 蚯蚓粪;′worm-eaten adj 多蛀孔的;′worm-hole n 虫蛀成的洞;′wormwood n 苦艾;苦恼;羞愧;′angleworm n蚯蚓;′earthworm n 蚯蚓;′blindworm n 蛇蜥;′bookworm n 蛀书虫;书呆子;′hookworm n 钩虫;′glow-worm n萤火虫;′inchworm n 尺蠖;′shipworm n 蛀船虫;′silkworm n 蚕;′tapeworm n 绦虫;′woodworm n 蛀木虫