wriggle
verb uk/ˈrɪɡ.əl/ us/ˈrɪɡ.əl/
[ I or T ]扭动;蠕动
to twist your body, or move part of your body, with small, quick movements
A large worm wriggled in the freshly dug earth. 一条大虫子在新翻过的地里蠕动。
Baby Martha was wriggling her toes in the sand. 小婴儿玛莎在沙子中扭动着脚趾。
[ I + adv/prep ]蜿蜒前行；扭动爬行
to move somewhere using short, quick twisting movements
The tunnel was low and dark, but she managed to wriggle through to the other side. 地道又低又暗，但她还是设法爬到了另一端。
After twisting and turning for a while, he managed to wriggle free. 一阵扭动之后，他设法挣脱了出来。
Idiom
wriggle off the hookidiom informal 逃避责任；逃避做…
If someone wriggles off the hook, they avoid a responsibility.
Phrasal verb
wriggle out of something 逃脱，避开
to avoid doing something that you do not want to do
He promised he'd help me paint the living room, but now he's trying to wriggle out of it. 他答应过会帮我粉刷客厅，但现在又想躲开。
wriggle
noun [ C usually singular ] uk/ˈrɪɡ.əl/ us/ˈrɪɡ.əl/
扭动；蠕动
an act of wriggling
With a wriggle, she managed to crawl through the gap. 她身子一扭，设法爬过了缝隙。