be·guile
verb/bɪˈɡaɪl/
/bɪˈɡaɪl/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they beguile | /bɪˈɡaɪl/ /bɪˈɡaɪl/ |
| he / she / it beguiles | /bɪˈɡaɪlz/ /bɪˈɡaɪlz/ |
| past simple beguiled | /bɪˈɡaɪld/ /bɪˈɡaɪld/ |
| past participle beguiled | /bɪˈɡaɪld/ /bɪˈɡaɪld/ |
| -ing form beguiling | /bɪˈɡaɪlɪŋ/ /bɪˈɡaɪlɪŋ/ |
- beguile somebody (into doing something) to trick somebody into doing something, especially by being nice to them
哄骗（某人做某事）；诱骗 - She beguiled them into believing her version of events.
她哄骗他们相信了她叙述的事情。
- She beguiled them into believing her version of events.
- beguile somebody to attract or interest somebody
吸引；招引；使感兴趣 - He was beguiled by her beauty.
他为她的美丽所倾倒。 - The tapestries continue to beguile all those who visit the cathedral.
这些挂毯继续让所有参观大教堂的人着迷。
- He was beguiled by her beauty.
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘deceive, deprive of by fraud’): from be- ‘thoroughly’ + obsolete guile ‘to deceive’ (from Old French, probably from Old Norse).