| 释义 |
vermigrade, a. rare—1.|ˈvɜːmɪgreɪd|
[f. vermi- + -grade.]
Proceeding in a worm-like manner. (In context fig.)
1938S. Beckett Murphy viii. 134 Celia was in a state indeed, trembling and ashen. The footsteps overhead had become part and parcel of her afternoon, with the rocking⁓chair and the vermigrade wane of light. An ægean night⁓fall suddenly in Brewery Road could not have upset her more than this failure of the steps. |