英语词汇“worm”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

noun | verb

wormworm1 /wɚm/ ●●○ noun [countable]

ETYMOLOGYworm¹

Origin: Old English wyrm snake, worm

COLLOCATIONS► has worms

The dog has worms.

1a long thin creature with no bones and no legs, especially one that lives in soil SYN earthworm2a small thin creature with no legs that is the larva (=young form) of an insect3computers a type of computer virus that keeps copying itself until it fills up the space on a computer4informal someone who you do not like or respect5worms [plural] parasites (=small creatures that eat your food or your blood) that live in a person’s or animal’s body: The dog has worms.6the worm turns literary used to say that someone who is normally quiet and obedient has changed and has become strong and active [Origin: Old English wyrm snake, worm] → see also a (whole) can of worms at can2 (5)

noun | verb

wormworm2 verb [transitive]

VERB TABLE

worm

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	worm
	he, she, it	worms
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	wormed
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have wormed
	he, she, it	has wormed
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had wormed
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will worm
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have wormed

Continuous Form
Present	I	am worming
	he, she, it	is worming
	you, we, they	are worming
Past	I, he, she, it	was worming
	you, we, they	were worming
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been worming
	he, she, it	has been worming
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been worming
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be worming
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been worming

1worm your way into somebody’s life/heart/confidence etc. to gradually make someone love or trust you, especially by being dishonest2worm your way into something to gradually get yourself into a particular situation, especially using unfair or dishonest methods3worm your way out of (doing) something to avoid doing something that you have been asked to do by making an excuse that is dishonest4worm your way into/through/under etc. something to move through a small place or a crowd slowly, carefully, or with difficulty5to give an animal medicine in order to remove parasites that live inside itworm something out of somebody phrasal verb to get information from someone who does not want to give it: We managed to worm the address out of him.