plural worms
plural worms
Learner's definition of WORM
1
[count] : a long, thin animal that has a soft body with no legs or bones and that often lives in the ground蠕虫 — see also earthworm 2
[count] : the young form of some insects that looks like a small worm(某些昆虫的)幼虫 — see also glowworm, silkworm 3
[count] informal + disapproving : a person who is not liked or respected : a very bad person讨厌的人;可鄙的人 4
worms [plural] : an infection or a disease caused by tiny worms that live inside the body of an animal or person寄生虫病;寄生虫感染 — see also roundworm, tapeworm 5
[count] computers : a computer virus that causes damage to computers connected to each other by a network蠕虫病毒(一种计算机病毒,会摧毁所有联网的计算机)
the early bird catches/gets the worm
— see 2early
the worm turns
informal
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used to talk about how a situation can suddenly change so that a person who has been weak, unlucky, unsuccessful, etc., can become strong, lucky, successful, etc.境况好转;时来运转;否极泰来 -
The worm turns quickly in the world of politics.政坛风云瞬息万变。
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Some investors believe that the worm has turned, and that the economy is getting better.一些投资者认为形势已经好转,经济正在复苏。
— wormlike
/ˈwɚmˌlaɪk/ adjective [more wormlike; most wormlike] 2 worm /ˈwɚm/ verb
worms; wormed; worming
worms; wormed; worming
Learner's definition of WORM
1
always followed by an adverb or preposition : to move or proceed by twisting and turning蠕动;曲折行进 [no object]
[+ object]
2
[+ object] : to give (an animal) medicine that destroys the small worms that live inside it and cause illness(给动物)驱肠虫
worm into
[phrasal verb] worm (your way or yourself) into (something) informal
: to get (yourself) into (a desired position, situation, etc.) in a gradual and usually clever or dishonest way(通常指以巧妙或欺诈的手段)逐渐获得(理想的位置、情况等)
worm out of
[phrasal verb] informal 1
worm (something) out of (someone) : to get (information) from (someone) by asking many questions, by using clever methods of persuasion, etc.从某人处套出(信息);想方设法套出(某人的话) 2
worm out of (something) or worm (your way) out of (something) : to avoid doing (something) in usually a clever or dishonest way(通常指巧妙或不老实地)逃避做(某事)