英语词汇“writhe”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

writhewrithe /raɪð/ verb [intransitive]

ETYMOLOGYwrithe

Origin: Old English writhan to twist

VERB TABLE

writhe

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	writhe
	he, she, it	writhes
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	writhed
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have writhed
	he, she, it	has writhed
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had writhed
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will writhe
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have writhed

Continuous Form
Present	I	am writhing
	he, she, it	is writhing
	you, we, they	are writhing
Past	I, he, she, it	was writhing
	you, we, they	were writhing
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been writhing
	he, she, it	has been writhing
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been writhing
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be writhing
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been writhing

COLLOCATIONS► writhe in pain/agony

One patient writhed in pain after being given a shot.

1to twist your body from side to side violently, especially because you are suffering pain: writhe in pain/agony One patient writhed in pain after being given a shot.2writhe with anger/hate/shame etc. literary to feel anger, hate, etc. in a very strong way