词组 | worm |
释义 | worm Theme: MAN - NEGATIVE n. a repellent person, usually a male.Gad, you are a worm, Tom.I'd like Fred better if he wasn't such a worm. worm Ⅰ noun 1 a computer program that maliciously duplicates itself repeatedly in a host computer until it clogs and crashes the system US, 1990. 2 a coiled condenser used in the illegal production of alcohol US, 1974. 3 a facial blemish BARBADOS, 1965. 4 phencyclidine, the recreational drug known as PCP or angel dust US, 1981. 5 an inexperienced oil field worker US, 1984.► wet down the wormto perfom oral sex on a man US, 2001 Ⅱ ⇨ worm and snail; worm noun a fingernail. Rhyming slang UK, 1992 worm out worm sth out of sb informal to succeed in getting information from someone although they do not want to give it, especially by asking them a lot of questions: Nobody knows who is new girlfriend is yet, but I'm going to try and worm it out of him.■ SIMILAR TO: winkle out worm(one's way) in (to something)1. Fig. to wiggle into something or some place. (Fig. on the image of a worm working its way into a very small space.) The little cat wormed her way into the box and got stuck. The cat wormed into the opening. 2. . Fig. to manipulate one's way into participation in something. She tried to worm her way into the play, but the director refused. You can't have a part, so don't try to worm in. worm(one's way) out (of something)1. Fig. to wiggle out of something or some place. (Fig. on the image of a worm working its way out of a very small space.) Somehow she managed to worm her way out of the handcuffs. Frank wormed out of the opening. He struggled and struggled and wormed out. 2. . Fig. to manipulate oneself out of a job or responsibility. Don't try to worm yourself out of this affair. It is your fault! You can't worm out of this. worm n. a repellent person, usually a male. Gad, you are a worm, Tom.
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