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worm

W0227900 (wûrm) n. 1. Any of various invertebrates, especially an annelid, flatworm, nematode, or nemertean, having a long, flexible, rounded or flattened body, often without obvious appendages. 2. Any of various crawling insect larvae, such as a grub or a caterpillar, having a soft elongated body. 3. Any of various other animals, such as a shipworm or a slowworm, having a long slender limbless body. 4. a. Something, such as the thread of a screw or the spiral condenser in a still, that resembles a worm in form or appearance. b. The spirally threaded shaft of a worm gear. 5. An insidiously tormenting or devouring force: "felt the black worm of treachery growing in his heart" (Mario Puzo). 6. A person regarded as pitiable or contemptible. 7. worms Medicine Infestation of the intestines or other parts of the body with parasitic worms; helminthiasis. 8. Computers A malicious program that replicates itself until it fills all of the storage space on a drive or network. v. wormed, worm·ing, worms v. tr. 1. To make (one's way) with the sinuous crawling motion of a worm. 2. To work (one's way or oneself) subtly or gradually; insinuate: She wormed her way into his confidence. 3. To elicit by artful or devious means. Usually used with out of: wormed a confession out of the suspect. 4. To treat for intestinal worms: wormed the dog. 5. Nautical To wrap yarn or twine spirally around (rope). v. intr. 1. To move in a manner suggestive of a worm. 2. To make one's way by artful or devious means: He can't worm out of this situation.

[Middle English, from Old English wurm, variant of wyrm; see wer-² in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]

WORM

abbr. Computers write once, read many

单词	wormed
释义	wormed worm W0227900 (wûrm) n. 1. Any of various invertebrates, especially an annelid, flatworm, nematode, or nemertean, having a long, flexible, rounded or flattened body, often without obvious appendages. 2. Any of various crawling insect larvae, such as a grub or a caterpillar, having a soft elongated body. 3. Any of various other animals, such as a shipworm or a slowworm, having a long slender limbless body. 4. a. Something, such as the thread of a screw or the spiral condenser in a still, that resembles a worm in form or appearance. b. The spirally threaded shaft of a worm gear. 5. An insidiously tormenting or devouring force: "felt the black worm of treachery growing in his heart" (Mario Puzo). 6. A person regarded as pitiable or contemptible. 7. worms Medicine Infestation of the intestines or other parts of the body with parasitic worms; helminthiasis. 8. Computers A malicious program that replicates itself until it fills all of the storage space on a drive or network. v. wormed, worm·ing, worms v. tr. 1. To make (one's way) with the sinuous crawling motion of a worm. 2. To work (one's way or oneself) subtly or gradually; insinuate: She wormed her way into his confidence. 3. To elicit by artful or devious means. Usually used with out of: wormed a confession out of the suspect. 4. To treat for intestinal worms: wormed the dog. 5. Nautical To wrap yarn or twine spirally around (rope). v. intr. 1. To move in a manner suggestive of a worm. 2. To make one's way by artful or devious means: He can't worm out of this situation. [Middle English, from Old English `wurm`, variant of `wyrm`; see `wer-`² in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] WORM abbr. Computers write once, read many EncyclopediaSeeworm
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