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单词 wheedle
释义
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wheedle

/ˈhwiːdl/
verb
no obj.
1
employ endearments or flattery to persuade someone to do something or give one something
(用谄媚, 花言巧语等)哄骗:

you can contrive to wheedle your way on to a playing field

你可以说说好话, 想办法溜进运动场

with direct speech 'Please, for my sake, ' he wheedled.

“就算为了我吧,"他花言巧语道。

1.1
with obj.

wheedle someone into doing something

coax or persuade someone to do something
哄骗某人做某事。
1.2
with obj.

wheedle something out of

coax or persuade (someone) to say or give something
用花言巧语骗取(某人)某物, 哄骗(某人)说出。
派生词

wheedler

noun

wheedlingly

adverb
词源
mid 17th cent.: perhaps from German wedeln 'cringe, fawn', from Wedel 'tail, fan'.
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