| 释义 |
weasel/ˈwi:z(ə)l/ n. & v.●n. 1 a small brown and white carnivorous mammal, Mustela nivalis, with a slender body, related to the stoat 鼬鼠；黄鼠狼 2 colloq. a deceitful or treacherous person [口]骗子；背信弃义的人 ●v. intr. (weaselled, weaselling; US [美] weaseled, weaseling) 1 esp. US equivocate or quibble [尤美]支吾；推诿 2 (foll. by 后跟 on, out) default on an obligation 疏怠职责 □ weaselly adj.[Old English wesle, wesule, from West Germanic] |