weasel

• vi. 逃避；含糊其辞
• n. 鼬鼠；狡猾的人

来自Proto-Germanic*wisulon,臭气，臭味，来自PIE*weis,臭液，流出，词源同bison,virus。用于指黄鼠狼。

1. small carnivorous mammal with short legs and elongated body and neck

weasel (n.)

Old English weosule, wesle "weasel," from Proto-Germanic *wisulon (cognates: Old Norse visla, Middle Dutch wesel, Dutch wezel, Old High German wisula, German Wiesel), probably related to Proto-Germanic *wisand- "bison" (see bison), with a base sense of "stinking animal," because both animals have a foul, musky smell (compare Latin vissio "stench"). A John Wesilheued ("John Weaselhead") turns up on the Lincolnshire Assize Rolls for 1384, but the name seems not to have endured, for some reason. Related: Weaselly.

weasel (v.)

"to deprive (a word or phrase) of its meaning," 1900, from weasel (n.); so used because the weasel sucks out the contents of eggs, leaving the shell intact. Both this and weasel-word are first attested in "The Stained-Glass Political Platform," a short story by Stewart Chaplin, first printed in "Century Magazine," June 1900:

"Why, weasel words are words that suck all the life out of the words next to them, just as a weasel sucks an egg and leaves the shell. If you heft the egg afterward it's as light as a feather, and not very filling when you're hungry; but a basketful of them would make quite a show, and would bamboozle the unwary."

They were picked up at once in American political slang. The sense of "extricate oneself (from a difficult place) like a weasel" is first recorded 1925; that of "to evade and equivocate" is from 1956. Related: Weasled; weasling.

He's now trying to weasel out of our agreement.

他现在正设法逃避在我们协议中应承担的义务。

牛津词典

Chandler's weasel face framed innocent eyes.

钱德勒狡猾的脸上露出一副若无其事的神情.

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Herbie had bared his weasel teeth.

赫比露出了黄鼠狼般的牙齿.

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When the weasel and cat make a marriage , it is a very ill presage.

黄鼠狼和猫成亲, 这是一个危险的兆头.

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The white color phase of a weasel; the swarming phase of locusts.

鼬鼠的白色外表阶段: 蝗虫的群居期.

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Their boss escaped to weasel out of his responsibility.

他们的老板为逃避责任溜走了.

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All around the mulberry bush, monkey chased the weasel.

围绕着桑树丛, 猴子追赶着黄鼠狼.

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Is she a role model for women in politics or just another lying weasel?

她究竟是女人从政的角色模范或者只是狡猾奸诈的鼬?

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They've recently discovered many new species, including a weasel, a mole and four kinds of bat.

他们新近发现了许多新物种, 其中包括一种黄鼠狼,一种啮齿动物, 以及四种蝙蝠.

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They tried to weasel out of the predicament.

他门试图摆脱这种困境.

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A weasel ran off with a chick in its mouth.

黄鼠狼叼走一只小鸡.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

He saw a weasel leaping swiftly away from him.

他看到一只黄鼠狼瞬间从他的身边逃走.

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When the weasel and the cat make a marriage , it is a very ill presage.

黄鼠狼和猫成亲, 不是好兆头.

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Hey, guys. It's me. The aforementioned weasel.

嘿, 伙计, 是我. 刚才提到的那个滑头.

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He tried to weasel out of his responsibilities.

他企图避责任.

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They a trap for the weasel.

他们给黄鼠狼设下“陷阱”.

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Ay that you are, or I'm no weasel.

哼,你要不是老鼠, 我就不是黄鼠狼.

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Chandler's weasel face screwed into an obsequious smile.

钱德勒黄鼠狼似的脸上现出了谄媚的笑容.

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The police report was filled with weasel words.

警察的报告书里充满推托之辞.

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He's trying to figure out a way to weasel out of the deal.

他正设法逃避根据协议应承担的义务.

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A weasel word is a modifier that almost contradicts the claim that is made.

“鼬鼠”型的词语是一种修饰语,与广告词的意思几乎是相矛盾的.

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What I did was wrong and I should be punished. I'm not going to try and weasel out.

我错了,应受惩罚.我不会设法逃避的.

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The weasel is a very pretty little creature.

黄鼬是一种很可爱的小动物.

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They photographed the entire course of a snake falling victim to a weasel.

他们拍摄下一条蛇被一只黄鼬捕食的全过程.

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Fox, badger, weasel and stoat are regularly seen here.

狐狸、獾、黄鼠狼和白鼬在这里很常见。

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