| 单词 | to worm one's way |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto worm one's way c. With adverbial accusative, as to worm one's way. Also of figurative progress (cf. 10a). ΘΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > specific manner of progressive motion > move or cause to move progressively in specific manner [verb (transitive)] > make (way) by writhing or wriggling worm1822 to writhe one's way1836 swiggle1837 slime1842 wriggle1863 snake1879 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > change of direction of movement > change direction of movement [verb (intransitive)] > move in winding course to turn and winda1398 wreathea1500 twine1553 indent1567 virea1586 crank1594 to dance the hay or hays1600 maze1605 serpent1606 to indent the way1612 cringlea1629 indenture1631 circumgyre1634 twist1635 glomerate1638 winda1682 serpentine1767 meander1785 zigzag1787 zag1793 to worm one's way1822 vandyke1828 crankle1835 thread the needle1843 switchback1903 rattlesnake1961 zig1969 1822 J. M. Good Study Med. I. 354 Fistulous ulcers..have sometimes..wormed a sinuous path, and opened into the vagina. 1845 J. Lingard Hist. & Antiq. Anglo-Saxon Church (ed. 3) I. ii. 95 Through such intrigues it occasionally happened that men, in no wise qualified for the episcopal office, wormed their way to the episcopal bench. 1861 F. B. Head Stokers & Pokers (new ed.) iii. 39 A number of newspaper-vendors..are worming their way through the crowd. 1869 A. Trollope He knew he was Right II. lxii. 103 That snake in the grass who wormed his way into my house. 1883 F. M. Crawford Dr. Claudius vii. 117 The screw..rushed round, worming its angry way through the long quiet waves. < as lemmas |
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