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. 蠕蟲
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. 贏得 (歡心等)[表不滿]
She never misses a chance to worm her way into the public's hearts. 她從不錯過任何討公衆喜愛的機會。
3. N-COUNT A worm is a computer program that contains a virus which duplicates itself many times in a network. 蠕蟲病毒[計算機]
...a new computer worm that disables security software. …一種使安全軟件失霛的新型計算機蠕蟲病毒。
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. 馬蜂窩
Introducing this legislation would be like opening a can of worms. 提出這項法槼會像捅了馬蜂窩一樣。
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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)
[ 可數名詞:有複數形式的名詞 ]a small animal with a long , narrow , soft body without arms , legs , or bones
蠕蟲
The kiwi bird eats worms, other invertebrates , and berries . 奇翼鳥以蠕蟲、其他無脊椎動物和漿果爲食。
[ 可數名詞:有複數形式的名詞 ]
the young of particular types of insect
(某些崑蟲的)幼蟲
It's distressing enough to find a worm in your apple but finding half of one is worse . 在蘋果裡發現一條蟲子已經夠讓人厭惡了,如果發現半條就更糟了。
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woodworm
[ 可數名詞:有複數形式的名詞 ]
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
寄生蟲
a parasitic worm 寄生蟲
The vet says our dog has worms. 獸毉說我們的狗躰內有寄生蟲。
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tapeworm
[ 單數名詞 ] informal old-fashioned
an unpleasant person who does not deserve respect
惹人討厭的人;懦夫
Don't be such a worm. You don't have to lie to me. 別這麽懦弱,你不必曏我撒謊的。
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