rú
蠕
wriggle; annelid
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 10 examplesverb
to wriggle; to squirm
formalDescribes the slow, twisting movement of soft-bodied creatures or body parts, now often written as 蠕.
Qiū蚯
yǐn蚓
zài在
ní泥
tǔ土
lǐ里
rú蝡
dòng动
。
Earthworms wriggle in the soil.
Máo毛
chóng虫
zài在
yè叶
piàn片
shàng上
màn缓
huǎn慢
rú蝡
xíng行
。
A caterpillar crawls slowly across the leaf.
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Shāng伤
kǒu口
zhōu周
wéi围
de的
jī肌
ròu肉
kāi开
shǐ始
rú蝡
dòng动
。
The muscles around the wound began to twitch and squirm.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
ruǎn软
tǐ体
dòng动
wù物
yī依
kào靠
shēn身
tǐ体
rú蝡
dòng动
qián前
jìn进
。
This soft-bodied animal moves forward by wriggling its body.
Dī低
wēn温
xià下
，
kūn昆
chóng虫
de的
yòu幼
chóng虫
réng仍
zài在
màn缓
huǎn慢
rú蝡
dòng动
。
Even in low temperatures, insect larvae still wriggle slowly.
noun
annelid; worm-like animal
technicalA technical term for soft-bodied segmented worms, now mostly replaced by 蠕形动物.
Rú蝡
xíng形
dòng动
wù物
bāo包
kuò括
qiū蚯
yǐn蚓
hé和
mǎ蚂
huáng蟥
。
Annelids include earthworms and leeches.
Shí实
yàn验
shì室
lǐ里
zhèng正
zài在
yán研
jiū究
rú蝡
xíng形
dòng动
wù物
de的
yùn运
dòng动
jī机
zhì制
。
The lab is studying the movement mechanisms of annelids.
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Rú蝡
xíng形
dòng动
wù物
méi没
yǒu有
jiān坚
yìng硬
de的
wài外
gǔ骨
gé骼
。
Annelids do not have hard exoskeletons.
Tǔ土
rǎng壤
zhōng中
de的
rú蝡
xíng形
dòng动
wù物
kě可
yǐ以
gǎi改
shàn善
tǔ土
zhì质
。
Annelids in the soil can improve soil quality.
Hǎi海
yáng洋
zhōng中
yě也
yǒu有
duō多
zhǒng种
rú蝡
xíng形
dòng动
wù物
shēng生
cún存
。
There are also many species of annelids living in the ocean.