wangle
英 ['w??g(?)l]
美['w??gl]
- n. 欺詐行為；哄騙；偽造
- vt. 扭身擠出；使用詭計；騙取
- vi. 設法脫身；用詭計獲得
GRE
詞態變化
第三人稱單數:?wangles;過去式:?wangled;過去分詞:?wangled;現在分詞:?wangling;
中文詞源
wangle 設法搞到手
可能來自waggle拼寫變體，搖擺。引申詞義搖尾乞憐或欺騙，設法搞到。
英文詞源
- wangle (v.)
- "obtain something by trickery," 1888, originally British printer's slang for "fake by manipulation;" perhaps an alteration of waggle, or of wankle (now dialectal) "unsteady, fickle," from Old English wancol (see wench (n.)). Brought into wider use by World War I soldiers.
雙語例句
- 1. I asked the Captain to wangle us three tickets to Athens.
- 我讓機長設法給我們弄3張去雅典的票。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. We managed to wangle a few days' leave.
- 我們設法騙到了幾天的假。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The family depended on his ability to wangle a few dollars occasionally . With this money, they would eat well and dress well for a while , making a pretence of affluence.
- 一家人全靠他在外面訛個錢,詐個財, 吃點好的,穿點好的, 裝門面.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 4. He is trying to wangle his way onto the committee.
- 他千方百計想鉆入委員會中.
來自辭典例句
- 5. She managed to wangle an invitation to the reception.
- 她設法弄到了招待會的請帖.
來自辭典例句