/'rɪgl; `rɪˇl/
v
1 [I, Ip, Tn, Tn.p] (cause sth to) make quick, short, twisting and turning movements （使某物）扭动, 蠕动, 蜿蜒行进
*Stop wriggling (about) and sit still! 不要扭来扭去, 坐着别动!
* I can't brush your hair if you keep wriggling all the time. 你要是一直扭来扭去, 我就没法给你梳头了.
* The baby was wriggling its toes. 那个小孩扭动着脚趾.
2 [La, Ipr, Ip, Tn.pr, Tn.p, Cn.a] move or make (one's way) in the specified direction with wriggling movements 沿某方向扭动、蠕动或蜿蜒行进
*The thieves left her tied up with rope but she wriggled (herself) free. 窃贼用绳子把她捆了起来, 但她扭动着（身子）挣脱开了.
* The eel wriggled out of my fingers. 那条白　从我指缝中一扭就滑走了.
* They managed to wriggle (their way) through the thick hedge.他们设法钻过了厚厚的树篱.
* He had to wriggle his way out. 他得扭着身子才钻了出来.
3 (phr v) wriggle out of sth/doing sth (infml 口) avoid (doing) an unpleasant task by being cunning or by making excuses 靠耍滑或找藉口避免（做）（讨厌的工作）
*It's your turn to take the dog for a walk don't try to wriggle out of it. 轮到你把狗带出去遛一遛了--别想逃避不做.
* She managed to wriggle out of answering all the questions. 她支吾其词避免回答一切问题.

n (usu sing 通常作单数) wriggling movement 扭动; 蠕动; 蜿蜒行进.