worm

n.
1.reptile,snake,serpent爬虫，蛇。
△Mid.3.2.71:“Could not a worm,an adder,do so much?”一条蛇，一条毒蛇，还不都是这样伤人？
△2H.VI.3.2.263:“The mor-tal worm might make the sleep eternal.”那致人死命的长虫就会使得陛下永远长眠。
2. small snake,young serpent小蛇。
△Mac.3.4.29(28):“There the grown serpent lies: the worm that'sfled/Hath nature that in time will venom breed，”i.e. the young serpent that has fled has life that willbreed venom in time. 大蛇躺在那里了；那逃走的小蛇，靠着天性在将来还会产生毒液。
3. silkworm蚕。
△Lr.3.4.106 (103): “Thou owestthe worm no silk，” i.e. You are not wearing any silkwhich you have to thank the silkworm for.你不欠蚕儿什么丝。
△Oth.3.4.74 (73): “The worms were hal-lowed that did breed the silk，”那吐丝的蚕都是经过法术变为灵异的。Phrases:
worm of conscience: i.e. continual torment of con-science良心的蠕虫，（指）良心的不断折磨。
△R.III.1.3. 222(221): “The worm of conscience still begnaw thysoul!” 让良心的蠕虫不停地啮咬你的灵魂！
worm's meat: food for worms蛆虫的食物，臭肉。
△As.3.2.68 (65):“thou worm's meat,in respect of a goodpiece of flesh indeed!”把你跟一块好肉比起来，你简直是一块给蛆虫吃的臭肉！
worms' meat: food for worms,corpse eaten by mag-gots in the grave蛆虫的食物，死尸。
△Rom.3.1.112(106): “A plague o'both your houses!/ They havemade worms' meat of me.”你们两家真该倒霉！ 你们两家把我喂了蛆。

worm蠕虫

身体能伸缩的软体无脊堆动物。尤指蚯蚓和各种各样的寄生虫类，有时也指昆虫的幼虫。

worm[wə:m]

n.蠕虫，幼虫
◇ a can of worms 复杂问题 The early bird gets the worm.捷足先登
worm one’s way 获得某人好感
‖ wormed 虫蛀本
wormy adj.