wangle基本信息
读法：英 ["wæŋg(ə)l] 美 ["wæŋgl]
释义：
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英英释义
Noun:
"cook the books"
"falsify the data"
中英词源
wangle 设法搞到手
可能来自waggle拼写变体，摇摆。引申词义摇尾乞怜或欺骗，设法搞到。
- wangle (v.)
- "obtain something by trickery," 1888, originally British printer"s slang for "fake by manipulation;" perhaps an alteration of waggle, or of wankle (now dialectal) "unsteady, fickle," from Old English wancol (see wench (n.)). Brought into wider use by World War I soldiers.
词态变化
第三人称单数 wangles;
过去式 wangled;
过去分词 wangled;
现在分词 wangling;
权威造句
- 1. I asked the Captain to wangle us three tickets to Athens.
- 我让机长设法给我们弄3张去雅典的票。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. We managed to wangle a few days" leave.
- 我们设法骗到了几天的假。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. The family depended on his ability to wangle a few dollars occasionally . With this money, they would eat well and dress well for a while , making a pretence of affluence.
- 一家人全靠他在外面讹个钱,诈个财, 吃点好的,穿点好的, 装门面.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 4. He is trying to wangle his way onto the committee.
- 他千方百计想钻入委员会中.
来自辞典例句
- 5. She managed to wangle an invitation to the reception.
- 她设法弄到了招待会的请帖.
来自辞典例句
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