Old English wriðan (transitive) "to twist or bend," earlier "to bind or fetter," from Proto-Germanic *writhanan (cognates: North Frisian wrial, Old High German ridan, Old Norse riða, Middle Swedish vriþa, Middle Danish vride), from PIE *wreit- "to turn, bend" (see wreath). Intransitive, of the body or limbs, "move in a twisting or tortuous manner," from c. 1300. Related: Writhed; writhing.
中文解释
1. see wrench.
实用例句
1. The subject makes her writhe with embarrassment.
这个话题让她难堪得坐立不安。
来自柯林斯例句
2. His dazed eyes stare at the eels, which still writhe and entwine.
他茫然地盯着仍在翻滚缠绕的鳗鱼。
来自辞典例句
3. Though the thought made her writhe, there was nothing she could do about it.
"尽管她一想起这句话就痛心, 可是也毫无办法.
来自飘（部分）
4. While you are at peace I shall writhe in the torments of hell.
当你得到安息的时候,我还要受折磨.
来自辞典例句
5. The more the worms writhe, the more I yearn to crush out their entrails!