单词 | worm |
释义 | worm /wxm; W3m/ n 1 kinds of small, boneless, limbless, creeping creature, esp ('earth ~) the kind living in the ground, or the kinds living as parasites in the intestines, etc of animals. 虫; 蠕虫; (尤指) 蚯蚓; (动物肠等中的) 寄生虫。 0 the illus at silk. 参看 silk 之插图。 hookworm at hook (1), tapeworm at tape. ' → cast n tubular pile of earth pushed up by an earth ~ on the ground. 蚯蚓粪。 the ~ of conscience, remorse. 良心的谴责; 悔恨。 2 (in compounds) used as a name for larvae, insects, etc: (用于复合字中) 用作幼虫、昆虫等的名称 : 必~; 营; ‘” 。形~萤火虫。 '~-eaten adj full of ~ holes; (fig) antiquated. 虫蛀的; 多蛀孑 [ 的; (喻) 过时的; 陈畚南。 ' ~- hole n hole left in wood, fruit, etc by ~s. (木材、果实等上) 虫蛀之孔; 虫孔; 蛀洞。 3 (fig) insignificant or contemptible person. () 小人物; 可鄙之人; 可怜虫。 Even a ~ will turn, (prov) There are limits to patience. (谚) 忍耐是有限度的。 4 spiral part of a screw. 蝶纹; 蜗杆 (螺丝的螺旋部分) 。 '~-gear n arrangement in which a wheel with teeth gears with the ~ (4) of a revolving spiral. 蜗轮 (联动) 装置。 W 1 [VP15A, B] ~ oneself/one's way in/into/ through, move slowly, or by patience, or with difficulty: 蠕行; 坚忍地或困难地行进: He ~ed himself/his way through the undergrowth. 他缓慢地穿论灌木丛。 He ~ed himself into favour/into her confidence. 他逐渐获得宠信 (她的信任) 。 ~ sth out (of sb), extract (by persistent questioning, etc): (借不断地询问等) 从某人取得 (某物); 迫使某人供出 (某事): He ~ed the secret out of me. 他从我这里逐渐探知该项秘密。 2 [VP6A] rid of parasitic ~s: 除去肠等中的寄生虫; 为…驱虫: I think we'd better -the cat, eg by giving it a powder or pill. 我想我们最好给猫打打虫 (如给它吃一剂药粉或药丸) 。 ~y adj having many ~s; damaged by ~s; like a 多虫的; 为虫所损坏的; 似虫的。 |
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