worm

• 指细长、柔软的无脊椎动物，常生活在土壤或水中，如蚯蚓；也指寄生在生物体内的寄生虫，如蛔虫、绦虫；还可指昆虫的幼虫，如毛虫。

A noun referring to a long, slender, soft-bodied invertebrate animal, often found in soil or water, or a parasitic creature that infests hosts.

1. A1formal

   A long, slender, soft-bodied invertebrate animal that lives in soil or water.

   蠕虫

   • The robin pulled a worm out of the ground.
   • Earthworms help aerate the soil in gardens.
   • Children often find worms after a rainstorm.

2. Computer virus typeB2informalIT

   A type of malicious software that replicates itself to spread to other computers.

   蠕虫

   • The computer worm infected thousands of systems overnight.
   • IT experts are working to remove the worm from the network.
   • A worm can spread without any user action.

3. Unpleasant personB2informal

   A person who is considered weak, pitiful, or contemptible.

   可怜虫

   • He's such a worm for lying to his friends.
   • Don't be a worm; stand up for yourself.
   • She called him a worm after he betrayed her trust.

   同义词curinsectmaggottoadwretch

• 动词，表示缓慢、谨慎或艰难地移动，常呈蜿蜒或扭动的样子；也指通过不断追问来探出信息。

A verb used to indicate the act of moving slowly, carefully, or with difficulty, often in a winding or twisting manner, or to extract information by persistent questioning.

1. Move slowly or with difficultyB2informal

   To move in a slow, twisting, or laborious manner, often through a narrow space.

   缓慢移动

   • He wormed his way through the crowded room.
   • The cat wormed under the fence to escape.
   • She wormed through the narrow tunnel carefully.

   同义词crawlcreepinchinsinuateslithersnakesquirmtwistwriggle

2. Gain trust or information slylyC1informal

   To gradually gain someone's trust or obtain information through cunning or persistent effort.

   套取

   • He wormed the secret out of her by asking many questions.
   • The spy wormed his way into the organization.
   • She wormed her way into his confidence over several months.

   同义词cajoleelicitextractinfiltrateingratiateinsinuateinveiglemaneuverwanglewheedle