writhe

writhing 是 writhe 的现在分词,页面展示原形释义。
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  • vi. 翻滚;蠕动
  • vt. 扭曲;扭动
  • n. 翻滚;扭动;苦恼
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词族 · writhe

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中文词源

writhe 扭曲

来自PIE*wer,弯,转,扭曲,词源同wring,wriggle.

英语词源

writhe
writhe: see wrist
writhe (v.)
Old English wriðan (transitive) "to twist or bend," earlier "to bind or fetter," from Proto-Germanic *writhanan (cognates: North Frisian wrial, Old High German ridan, Old Norse riða, Middle Swedish vriþa, Middle Danish vride), from PIE *wreit- "to turn, bend" (see wreath). Intransitive, of the body or limbs, "move in a twisting or tortuous manner," from c. 1300. Related: Writhed; writhing.

权威例句

1. The subject makes her writhe with embarrassment.
这个话题让她难堪得坐立不安。
2. His dazed eyes stare at the eels, which still writhe and entwine.
他茫然地盯着仍在翻滚缠绕的鳗鱼。
3. Though the thought made her writhe, there was nothing she could do about it.
"尽管她一想起这句话就痛心, 可是也毫无办法.
4. While you are at peace I shall writhe in the torments of hell.
当你得到安息的时候,我还要受折磨.
5. The more the worms writhe, the more I yearn to crush out their entrails!
虫子越受苦, 我就越想碾碎它们.

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