writhe
v
1 [I, Ip] (of sb or sb's body) twist or roll about, esp because of great pain (指某人或身体)扭动或翻滚(尤指因巨痛)
the writhing coils of a snake 蛇身体扭动盘绕成的圈
The patient was writhing (about) on the bed in agony. 病人疼得在床上直打滚.
2 [I, Ipr] ~ (at/under sth); ~ (with sth) suffer mental agony(because of sth) (因某事物)遭受精神痛苦
writhe under sb's insults 因遭某人侮辱而苦恼
Her remarks made him writhe with shame. 她的话羞得他十分难堪.
🗣️ 情景例句
Where'd you spend your vacation?
你在哪儿度的假?
Take honour from me and my life is done.
没有名誉,就没有了生命。
So their entry into this flat was apparently not the burglars' first job that day and they must have been disturbed.