| [/ˈwæŋgl; ˋwæŋɡl/] v (infml) 用法:
1 [Tn, Tn.pr, Dn.n] ~ sth (out of sb) get or arrange sth that one wants by using trickery or clever persuasion 用巧计或花言巧语获得或安排某事物:
I'd love to go to the match tomorrow do you think you can wangle it? 我很想去看明天的比赛--你能找个词儿安排一下吗? *
She managed to wangle an invitation to the reception. 她设法弄到了招待会的请帖. *
He was trying to wangle his way onto the committee. 他千方百计想钻入委员会中. *
I'll try to wangle a contribution out of him. 我要设法让他出把力. *
She's wangled an extra week's holiday for herself. 她多弄到一星期的假. 用法:
2 (phr v) wangle out of sth/doing sth avoid having to do sth by scheming 用计谋避免做某事:
It's bound to be a boring party let's try to wangle out of it/going. 这次聚会一定没意思--咱们想个法子别去了. wangle 2
n act of wangling 使用巧计或花言巧语:
get sth by a wangle 耍手腕儿得到某事物. |