C 虫；蠕虫small long thin creeping animal with a soft rounded or flattened body and no backbone or limbs

　Many birds eat worms.　很多鸟类都以虫为食。
　The glowworm isn't a worm.　萤火虫不是蠕虫。

　vt.　为…驱虫 get rid of parasitic worms

　～ information　探出消息
　～ secret　探出秘密
　～ silently　悄悄地靠近
　～ in　使蠕行进入
　～ one's way in　钻进
　～ one's way into sb's confidence　小心谨慎地取得了某人的信任
　～ out of　慢慢地摆脱，慢慢地从…探得
　～ out of an obligation　逐步摆脱义务
　～ information out of sb　从某人处探得消息

　I think we'd better worm the cat.　我想我们最好给猫驱打虫子。
　Have you found any drug to worm your dog?　你找到给你的狗打虫的药了吗?
　My children have worms. Maybe you've got some gentle drug to worm them with?　我的几个孩子肚子里有寄生虫，你们这儿有什么驱除虫子的无刺激驱虫药吗?

 ♣ worm in　(v.+adv.)
　蠕行，钻进　enter a narrow space by twisting slowly; enter by indirect
　Don't let any nonmembers worm in.　别让非成员钻进来。
　We must be on guard not to let the enemy spies worm in.　我们必须警惕，不让敌特钻进来。
 ♣ worm into　(v.+prep.)
　使（自己）蠕行　move slowly
　He wormed himself into the front row.　他悄悄地移到前排。
 ♣ worm out of　(v.+adv.+prep.)
1. 蠕动着爬出，钻出 leave a narrow space by twisting slowly
　How did the prisoner worm out of the hole where we trapped him?　这个囚犯是怎样从陷阱里钻出去的呢?
2. 从…那儿套出 obtain (information) from (sb)
　Her sister was very clever at worming her secrets out of her.　她的妹妹很会从她那儿套出她的秘密。
　I finally wormed out of her the reason she broke off her engagement to Jim.　我终于问出她和吉姆解除婚约的原因。
3. 回避或逃避… avoid or escape from (one's responsibilities, etc. or doing sth)
　How is she going to worm out of the charge?　她打算如何逃脱对她的指控呢?
　How can I worm out of giving that report?　我怎样才能推掉那个报告呢?
　That boy is always trying to worm out of the jobs I give him to do in the house.　那个男孩总是试图逃避干我给他安排的家务活。

　［词源］古英语wyrm（蠕虫）