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wheedle/ˈwi:d(ə)l/v. tr. 1 coax by flattery or endearments (通过奉承或亲近)哄骗 2 (foll. by 后跟 out)a get (a thing) out of a person by wheedling 用哄骗手段从某人那里获取(某物) b cheat (a person) out of a thing by wheedling 在某事上哄骗(某人) □ wheedler n.□ wheedling adj.□ wheedlingly adv.[perhaps from German wedeln ‘fawn, cringe’ from Wedel ‘tail’] |