worm
noun uk/wɜːm/ us/wɝːm/
(CREATURE)
B2 [ C ]蠕虫
a small animal with a long, narrow, soft body without arms, legs, or bones
The kiwi bird eats worms, other invertebrates, and berries. 奇翼鸟以蠕虫、其他无脊椎动物和浆果为食。
[ C ]（某些昆虫的）幼虫
the young of particular types of insect
It's distressing enough to find a worm in your apple but finding half of one is worse. 在苹果里发现一条虫子已经够让人厌恶了，如果发现半条就更糟了。
See also: woodworm
[ C ]寄生虫
a type of worm that lives in an animal's intestine, feeding on the food there, or on an animal's body, feeding off its blood
a parasitic worm 寄生虫
The vet says our dog has worms. 兽医说我们的狗体内有寄生虫。
See also: tapeworm
[ S ] informal old-fashioned惹人讨厌的人；懦夫
an unpleasant person who does not deserve respect
Don't be such a worm. You don't have to lie to me. 别这么懦弱，你不必向我撒谎的。
- More examples
- A grub looks like a short fat worm.
- We had to dissect a worm and a frog in our biology practical today.
- The child touched the worm with a twig.
- A large worm wriggled in the freshly dug earth.
(COMPUTING)
[ C ]计算机蠕虫病毒
a harmful computer program that can copy itself and spread across a number of connected computers
The operating system left servers susceptible to viruses and worms. 该操作系统使服务器容易受到病毒和蠕虫的攻击。
The software promises to protect you from the most pervasive worm attacks. 该软件承诺保护您免受无处不在的蠕虫病毒的攻击。
Idiom
the worm turnsidiom 兔子急了也咬人；人被逼急了也要反抗
used to describe when a person or group of people who have been treated badly for a long time suddenly become forceful and stop accepting a difficult situation
It seems the worm has turned - after years of silence local people are beginning to protest about waste emissions from the factory. 看来老实人被逼急了也要反抗——经过多年的沉默之后，当地的人们开始抗议那家工厂的废物排放了。
worm
verb uk/wɜːm/ us/wɝːm/
(MOVE)
[ I or T, + prep ]挤过，钻过
to succeed in moving along in a difficult or crowded situation, by moving your body slowly and carefully
Because he was so small, he could worm (his way) through the crowd. 他身形瘦小，所以可以挤过人群。
She wormed herself under the fence. 她从栅栏下面爬了过来。
(ANIMAL)
[ T ]（尤指为狗、猫等宠物）除肠虫
to give an animal, especially a pet dog or cat, medicine to kill any worms that might be living inside it
Has your dog been wormed? 你的狗除过肠虫吗？
Phrasal verbs
worm yourself/your way into something 逐渐骗取信任
to gradually achieve a position of trust, possibly by being dishonest
He wormed himself into her affections without her ever suspecting he only did it for her money. 他逐步骗取了她的好感，而她丝毫没有怀疑他这样做只是为了她的钱。
worm something out of someone 从（某人）处套出（情报）
to try and get information from someone that they are trying to keep secret
He wasn't going to tell me, but I managed to worm it out of him. 他不想告诉我，可我设法从他嘴里套出了这件事。