wangle

英 ['wæŋɡl] 美 ['wæŋɡl]

• v. （用计谋等）得到；取得

英英释义

Noun:

1. an instance of accomplishing something by scheming or trickery

Verb:

1. achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods

2. tamper, with the purpose of deception;

   "Fudge the figures"
   "cook the books"
   "falsify the data"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. He was trying to wangle his way onto the committee.
   他千方百计想钻入委员会中。
2. I'm sure you can wangle the information out of him.
   我完全相信你能设法从他的口中套出这项情报来。
3. She managed to wangle an invitation to the reception.
   她设法弄到了招待会的请帖。

经典引文

• I hoped I could come..to see you, but I couldn't wangle it.

  出自： C. Connolly

• He used his influence..in wangling contributions for poorer parishes.

  出自： J. O

• A friend in the colonial office wangled him a job.

  出自： S. Wynter

词汇搭配

• wangle something out of someone 从某人处骗得某物...

近反义词

【近义词】

• finagle 欺骗
• engineer 工程师
• contrive 图谋
• get 得到
• obtain 获得
• swing 摇摆
• fix 使 ... 固定
• wrangle 争论
• manipulate 操纵
• fudge 软糖
• falsify 伪造，篡改
• misrepresent 误称
• cook 厨师
• wangling 动词wangle的现在进...
• fake 假的
• manage 管理