worming

柯林斯词典

1. N-COUNT A worm is a small animal with a long thin body, no bones, and no legs. 蠕蟲
2. V-T If you say that someone is worming their way to success, or is worming their way into someone else's affection, you disapprove of the way that they are gradually making someone trust them or like them, often in order to deceive them or gain some advantage. 贏得 (歡心等)[表不滿]
She never misses a chance to worm her way into the public's hearts. 她從不錯過任何討公衆喜愛的機會。
3. N-COUNT A worm is a computer program that contains a virus which duplicates itself many times in a network. 蠕蟲病毒[計算機]
...a new computer worm that disables security software. …一種使安全軟件失霛的新型計算機蠕蟲病毒。
4. PHRASE If you say that someone is opening a can of worms, you are warning them that they are planning to do or talk about something that is much more complicated, unpleasant, or difficult than they realize and that might be better left alone. 馬蜂窩
Introducing this legislation would be like opening a can of worms. 提出這項法槼會像捅了馬蜂窩一樣。