| 单词 | worm |
| 释义 | worm —worm /wɜːm/ aep /wɝːm/ noun B2 [C] a small animal with a long, narrow, soft body without arms, legs, or bones: » The kiwi eats worms, other invertebrates, and berries.Thesaurus+: ↑Worms, snails, slugs and similar animalsF0 [C] the young of particular types of insect: » It's distressing enough to find a worm in your apple but finding half of one is worse.→ SEE ALSO WOODWORM(Cf. ↑woodworm)Thesaurus+: ↑The development and parts of insectsF0 [C] a type of worm that lives in an animal's intestine, feeding on the food there, or on an animal's body, feeding off its blood: » a parasitic worm» The vet says our dog has worms.→ SEE ALSO TAPEWORM(Cf. ↑tapeworm)Thesaurus+: ↑Worms, snails, slugs and similar animalsF0 [S] INFORMAL an unpleasant person who does not deserve respect: » Don't be such a worm, you don't have to lie to me.Thesaurus+: ↑People of little importanceThesaurus+: ↑Unpleasant people in general , ↑Unpleasant men• • • Extra Examples:» A grub looks like a short fat worm.» We had to dissect a worm and a frog in our biology practical today.» The child touched the worm with a twig.» A large worm wriggled in the freshly dug earth.verb [I or T, + prep] (MOVE) ↑Verb Endings for worm ► F0 to succeed in moving along in a difficult or crowded situation, by moving your body slowly and carefully: » Because he was so small, he could worm (his way) through the crowd.» She wormed herself under the fence.Thesaurus+: ↑Slow and moving slowlyverb [T] (ANIMAL) ↑Verb Endings for worm ► F0 to give an animal, especially a pet dog or cat, medicine to kill any worms that might be living inside it: » Has your dog been wormed?Thesaurus+: ↑Veterinary medicine |
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