wheedle
英 ['wiːd(ə)l]
美['widl]
- vt. 以甜言蜜语诱惑；用甜言蜜语欺骗
- vi. 用甜言蜜语哄骗
词态变化
第三人称单数: wheedles;过去式: wheedled;过去分词: wheedled;现在分词: wheedling;
助记提示
1. wag => wheedle.
2. => "wag the tail," hence "fawn, flatter".
3. 谐音“喂逗”。
2. => "wag the tail," hence "fawn, flatter".
3. 谐音“喂逗”。
中文词源
wheedle 哄，花言巧语
词源不详。
英英释意
- 1. influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering;
- "He palavered her into going along"
英文词源
- wheedle (v.)
- "to influence by flattery," 1660s, of uncertain origin, perhaps connected with Old English wædlian "to beg," from wædl "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.
实用场景例句
- The kids can always wheedle money out of their father.
- 孩子们总是能从父亲那里哄出钱来。
牛津词典
- She wheedled me into lending her my new coat.
- 她用花言巧语哄我把新大衣借给了她。
牛津词典
- Cross decided to beg and wheedle a bit...
- 克罗斯决定用上点乞求和哄骗。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He managed to wheedle his way into the offices.
- 他连哄带骗地设法进了办公楼。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- She managed to wheedle an extra day's pay out of him.
- 她花言巧语地骗他多付了一天钱.
期刊摘选
- They rudely try to wheedle extras or get the bull reduced.
- 他们强词夺理,就是想讨些特惠或打点折扣.
期刊摘选
- They tried to wheedle her into leaving the house.
- 他们想哄骗她离开这屋子.
辞典例句
- They wheedle out of his money.
- 他们骗取他的钱.
期刊摘选
- She'll wheedle out your secret if you are not careful.
- 如果你不小心,她会骗取你的秘密.
期刊摘选
- Do you think you can wheedle Father into paying for our flight?
- 你认为自己能给父亲说好话,让他给我们出飞机票钱 吗 ?
期刊摘选
- She can wheedle everything from her father.
- 她可以用甜言蜜语从父亲那里骗到一切.
期刊摘选
- Hello, this is Dick Richards from Yoyodyne. May I please speak with Jane Wheedle?
- 你好, 我是优达因的迪克·理查. 我要找珍·铎,麻烦你.
期刊摘选
- So he tried to wheedle her into Beijie, the elite school.
- 所以他试图哄她去贵族学校北街小学.
期刊摘选
- I knew he was trying to wheedle me into being at his beck and call.
- 我知道这是他拉拢我,好让我俯首贴耳地为他效劳.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- The kids can always wheedle money out of their father.
- 孩子们总是能从父亲那里哄出钱来。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- He managed to wheedle his way into the offices.
- 他连哄带骗地设法进了办公楼。
柯林斯例句
- Cross decided to beg and wheedle a bit.
- 克罗斯决定用上点乞求和哄骗。
柯林斯例句