wheedle
英['wi?d(?)l]
美['widl]
- vt. 以甜言蜜語誘惑；用甜言蜜語欺騙
- vi. 用甜言蜜語哄騙
詞態變化
第三人稱單數:?wheedles;過去式:?wheedled;過去分詞:?wheedled;現在分詞:?wheedling;
助記提示
1. wag => wheedle.
2. => "wag the tail," hence "fawn, flatter".
3. 諧音“喂逗”。
中文詞源
wheedle 哄，花言巧語
詞源不詳。
英文詞源
- wheedle (v.)
- "to influence by flattery," 1660s, of uncertain origin, perhaps connected with Old English w?dlian "to beg," from w?dl "poverty" [OED], or borrowed by English soldiers in the 17c. German wars from German wedeln "wag the tail," hence "fawn, flatter" (compare adulation). Related: Wheedled; wheedling.
雙語例句
- 1. He managed to wheedle his way into the offices.
- 他連哄帶騙地設法進了辦公樓。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Cross decided to beg and wheedle a bit.
- 克羅斯決定用上點乞求和哄騙。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The kids can always wheedle money out of their father.
- 孩子們總是能從父親那里哄出錢來。
來自《權威詞典》
- 4. I knew he was trying to wheedle me into being at his beck and call.
- 我知道這是他拉攏我,好讓我俯首貼耳地為他效勞.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 5. They tried to wheedle her into leaving the house.
- 他們想哄騙她離開這屋子.
來自辭典例句