wangle
柯林斯詞典
1. V-T If you wangle something that you want, you manage to get it by being clever or persuading someone. 用計(jì)獲得[非正式]
We managed to wangle a few days' leave. 我們?cè)O(shè)法騙到了幾天的假期。
He had wangled his way into the country without a visa. 他在沒有簽證的情況下設(shè)法混入了那個(gè)國(guó)家。
I asked the captain to wangle us three tickets to Athens. 我求船長(zhǎng)幫我們弄3張去雅典的票。
A friend at the New York office had wangled the tickets for him. 一個(gè)在紐約辦公司的朋友已經(jīng)幫他弄到了幾張票。
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wangle /?w??ɡ?l/ (wangling,wangled,wangles)
劍橋詞典
- to succeed in getting or doing something by persuading someone or by being clever in some way
用計(jì)獲得;哄騙
I'll be so jealous if you manage to wangle an invitation to his house . 假如你能設(shè)法弄到一張去他家的請(qǐng)柬,我會(huì)非常嫉妒的。
He's only been here two months and already he's managed to wangle his way into the biggest property company in the capital . 他到這兒才兩個(gè)月就已混進(jìn)首都最大的地產(chǎn)公司了。
If I can think of some excuse to wangle my way out of going tonight I will do! 如果我能找個(gè)借口今晚不去的話,那我一定不會(huì)去! 返回 wangle