writhe

英 [raɪð] 美 [raɪð]

• v. 挣扎；扭曲；翻腾；受苦
• n. 扭动；翻腾；苦恼

英英释义

Verb:

1. to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling);

   "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"
   "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. Her remarks made him writhe with shame.
   她的话羞得他十分难堪。
2. The more the worms writhe, the more I yearn to crush out their entrails.
   虫子越受苦，我就越想碾碎它们。
3. The patient was writhing on the bed in agony.
   病人疼得在床上直打滚。
4. They surely writhe under this pressure.
   他们肯定对这种压力感到苦恼。
5. Students will writhe under such unjust treatment.
   学生们因受到这样不公正的待遇而感到非常难受。

用作名词 (n.)

1. His family could only cry and watch this expert marksman twist and writhe in his death agonies.
   他的家人只能嚎啕大哭，眼睁睁地看着这个出色的神枪手在扭曲翻滚中痛苦地死去。

经典引文

• Who twisted her hair..And writhed it shining in serpent-coils.

  出自： C. Rossetti

• Snow lies..writhed into loveliest wreaths.

  出自： J. A. Symonds

近反义词

【近义词】

• squirm (因不舒适、羞愧或紧张而...
• twist 缠绕
• wriggle 蠕动
• struggle 努力
• thrash 打(谷)
• thrash about 搜索
• wiggle 扭动
• suffer 遭受
• turn 翻转
• ache 痛
• moan 呻吟声
• hurt 损害
• wince 畏缩
• agonize (使)极度痛苦...
• anguish 苦闷
• creep 蹑手蹑脚地走...
• wrestle 摔跤
• worm 虫