wheedle

英 ['wiːdl] 美 ['wiːdl]

• v. (以甜言蜜语)诱惑；(用甜言蜜语)哄骗

英英释义

Verb:

1. influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering;

   "He palavered her into going along"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. She managed to wheedle an extra day's pay out of him.
   她花言巧语地骗他多付了一天钱。
2. The children wheedled me into letting them go to the film.
   孩子们把我哄得同意让他们去看电影了。

经典引文

• Kiran and I had gone to wheedle him into taking us to the cinema.

  出自： N. Sahgal

• He had to pacify her and wheedle her into a better humour.

  出自： A. West

• 'Mama, Mama,' wheedles Betty on the telephone. 'Don't be cross with me'.

  出自： A. Brookner

词汇搭配

• wheedle out 用花言巧语骗去...

近反义词

【近义词】

• coax 哄
• persuade 说服
• urge 驱策
• goad 刺激
• prod 刺针
• press 按
• inveigle 诱骗
• cajole (以甜言蜜语)哄骗...
• charm 魅力
• talk 交谈
• get out 离开
• winkle out 挑出(探听到)...
• draw out 抽出
• obtain 获得
• extract 摘录
• finagle 欺骗
• palaver 空谈
• sweet-talk 奉承
• blarney 奉承话