winkle
英 ['w??k(?)l]
美['w??kl]
- vt. 剔出；費勁找出
- n. 食用螺
- vi. 閃耀
- n. (Winkle)人名；(德)溫克勒；(英)溫克爾
GRE暢通詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?winkles;
中文詞源
winkle 蛾螺
縮寫自periwinkle,來自peri,在周圍，-winkle,彎，轉(zhuǎn)，纏繞，詞源同vine,vetch。用于指蛾螺。
英文詞源
- winkle (n.)
- edible mollusk, 1580s, shortening of periwinkle (n.2).
雙語例句
- 1. He somehow managed to winkle Picard out of his room.
- 他不知用的什么法子將皮卡德逼出了房間。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The detective was trying to winkle information out of her.
- 偵探試圖從她那兒套取信息。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The security services will pretty well go to any lengths to winkle out information.
- 安全部門會不遺余力地套取情報。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. It will not be easy to winkle out the old guard and train younger replacements.
- 解雇老警衛(wèi)、再訓(xùn)練年輕警衛(wèi)取而代之并不是件容易的事。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. It's too difficult to winkle the truth out of him.
- 從他那兒挖出事實真相真是太難了。
來自辭典例句