To writhe is to twist and turn your body from side to side, over and over, without being able to stop. It is what a body does when something is unbearable: pain most of all — "writhing in agony on the floor" is almost a set phrase — but also a snake or a worm moving, or a person twisting to get free of ropes or of someone holding them.

To writhe is to twist and turn your body from side to side writhe 就是讓身體不斷左右扭動翻轉，over and over一次又一次，without being able to stop停不下來。It is what a body does when something is unbearable這是身體在承受不了某件事時的反應：pain most of all最常見的是痛 — "writhing in agony on the floor" is almost a set phrase"writhing in agony on the floor"（痛苦地在地上打滾）幾乎是個固定說法 — but also a snake or a worm moving但也可以指蛇或蟲在扭動，or a person twisting to get free of ropes or of someone holding them或是一個人為了掙脫繩子或掙脫抓著他的人而扭動

It is an intransitive verb: you writhe, you do not writhe something. The usual patterns are writhe in pain / in agony, writhe on the ground, writhe around, writhe free.

It is an intransitive verb這是個不及物動詞：you writhe你自己 writhe，you do not writhe something不會說 writhe 什麼東西。The usual patterns are常見的用法有 writhe in pain / in agony痛得扭動，writhe on the ground在地上扭動，writhe around到處扭來扭去，writhe free掙扎著脫身

It is a vivid, literary word — you meet it in novels and news reports more than in daily talk; in conversation people say "rolling around" or "twisting".

It is a vivid, literary word這是個生動、比較文學性的字 — you meet it in novels and news reports more than in daily talk比起日常對話，你更常在小說和新聞報導裡遇到它；in conversation people say "rolling around" or "twisting"平常講話人們會說 "rolling around"（翻滾）或 "twisting"（扭動）

English also uses it for feelings, and this is where it earns its keep: to writhe with embarrassment or shame means the feeling is so strong it moves your body, that squirming you do remembering something awful you said years ago. That use is close to the more common "squirm", but writhe is stronger.

English also uses it for feelings英語也用這個字講情緒，and this is where it earns its keep這也是這個字真正發揮價值的地方：to writhe with embarrassment or shame writhe with embarrassment or shame（尷尬或羞愧到渾身扭動），means the feeling is so strong it moves your body意思是那種感覺強烈到讓你的身體都跟著動，that squirming you do remembering something awful you said years ago就是你想起多年前說過的糟糕話時，那種渾身不對勁的感覺。That use is close to the more common "squirm"這個用法很接近更常見的 "squirm"（渾身不自在），but writhe is stronger但 writhe 語氣更強

Forms: writhe, writhed, writhed, writhing. Say it "RYTHE" — long i, silent w, and the th soft like in "breathe", not hard like in "think".

Forms變化形式：writhe, writhed, writhed, writhing。Say it "RYTHE"唸法是 "RYTHE" — long ii 音要拉長，silent ww 不發音，and the th soft like in "breathe"th 要唸得像 "breathe" 裡那種軟音，not hard like in "think"不是像 "think" 裡那種硬音