worm
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT A worm is a small animal with a long thin body, no bones, and no legs. 蠕虫
2. V-T If you say that someone is worming their way to success, or is worming their way into someone else's affection, you disapprove of the way that they are gradually making someone trust them or like them, often in order to deceive them or gain some advantage. 赢得 (欢心等)[表不满]
She never misses a chance to worm her way into the public's hearts. 她从不错过任何讨公众喜爱的机会。
3. N-COUNT A worm is a computer program that contains a virus which duplicates itself many times in a network. 蠕虫病毒[计算机]
...a new computer worm that disables security software. …一种使安全软件失灵的新型计算机蠕虫病毒。
4. PHRASE If you say that someone is opening a can of worms, you are warning them that they are planning to do or talk about something that is much more complicated, unpleasant, or difficult than they realize and that might be better left alone. 马蜂窝
Introducing this legislation would be like opening a can of worms. 提出这项法规会像捅了马蜂窝一样。
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worm /wɜːm/ (worming,wormed,worms)
剑桥词典
- 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 .
worm noun (CREATURE)
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ]a small animal with a long , narrow , soft body without arms , legs , or bones
蠕虫
The kiwi bird eats worms, other invertebrates , and berries . 奇翼鸟以蠕虫、其他无脊椎动物和浆果为食。
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ]
the young of particular types of insect
(某些昆虫的)幼虫
It's distressing enough to find a worm in your apple but finding half of one is worse . 在苹果里发现一条虫子已经够让人厌恶了,如果发现半条就更糟了。
也见 woodworm
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ]
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
寄生虫
a parasitic worm 寄生虫
The vet says our dog has worms. 兽医说我们的狗体内有寄生虫。
也见 tapeworm
[ 单数名词 ] informal old-fashioned
an unpleasant person who does not deserve respect
惹人讨厌的人;懦夫
Don't be such a worm. You don't have to lie to me. 别这么懦弱,你不必向我撒谎的。
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