weasel
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural weasel or weasels
plural weasel or weasels
Learner's definition of WEASEL
[count]
1
: a small animal that has a thin body and brown fur and that eats small birds and other animals鼬；黄鼠狼
2
informal : a dishonest person who cannot be trusted刁钻的人；狡黠的人
- He's a lying weasel.他是个撒谎的小人。
2 weasel /ˈwiːzəl/ verb
weasels US weaseled or British weaselled US weaseling or British weaselling
2 weasel
/ˈwiːzəl/
verb
weasels US weaseled or British weaselled US weaseling or British weaselling
Learner's definition of WEASEL
weasel into
[phrasal verb] weasel into (something) chiefly US, informal + usually disapproving
: to get into (a place or situation) by being dishonest, by persuading someone in a clever way, etc.耍滑头（得到）；花言巧语（劝某人）
- She weaseled (herself) into the position of manager.她靠耍手段得到了经理的位置。
- He managed to weasel his way into the restaurant even though he didn't have a reservation.尽管没有预订，但他还是设法溜进了饭店。
weasel out of
[phrasal verb] weasel out of (something) chiefly US, informal + usually disapproving
: to avoid doing (something) by being dishonest, by persuading someone in a clever way, etc.（巧妙地）逃避，推诿
- She weaseled out of our agreement.她巧妙地回避了我们的协议。
- He weaseled his way out of helping me with the yard work.他找借口推掉了帮我干院子里的活儿。
- gotten short shrift
- gotten soft
- gotten the pink slip
- got the boot
- got the brush-off
- got the brush off
- got the cold shoulder
- got the gist of
- got the go ahead
- got the hint
- got the hook
- got their money's worth
- got them into shape
- got the monkey off his back
- got the old heave-ho
- got the old heave ho
- got the sack
- got the shaft
- got the third degree
- got the time
- got the word out
- got/took quite a hammering
- got/took the hint
- got/turned nasty
- go tubing