finagle
/fɪˈneɪgl/verb
with obj.
1- informal obtain (something) by dishonest or devious means〈非正式〉骗取, 诈取:
Ted attended all the football games he could finagle tickets for.
特德去看了他能骗到入场券的所有足球赛。
1.1
- no obj. act in a dishonest or devious manner欺骗, 耍花招:
they wrangled and finagled over the fine points.
他们在这些细小的问题上争论不休, 钩心斗角。
派生词
finagler
noun词源
1920s (originally US): from dialect fainaigue 'cheat'; perhaps from Old French fornier 'deny'.