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1. VERB (通常指由于剧痛或不适而)扭动,翻滚 If you writhe, your body twists and turns violently backwards and forwards, usually because you are in great pain or discomfort. 
  • He was writhing in agony...

    他痛苦地翻滚着。

  • The subject makes her writhe with embarrassment...

    这个话题让她难堪得坐立不安。

  • The shark was writhing around wildly, trying to get free.

    鲨鱼拼命挣扎,试图逃脱。

Verb

1. to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling);

  • "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"
  • "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace"

医学

  • 1.扭绕(拓扑学)