wangle

[US]/'wæŋg(ə)l/
[UK]/'wæŋgl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 欺詐行爲;哄騙;僞造
vt. 扭身擠出;使用詭計;騙取
vi. 設法脫身;用詭計獲得
Word Forms
過去式wangled
過去分詞wangled
現在分詞wangling
第三人稱單數wangles
複數wangles

Phrases & Collocations

wangle a deal

巧妙地達成交易

wangle an invitation

巧取豪取邀請

Example Sentences

to wangle an invitation to a party

用詐騙手段得到 一張參加集會的請柬

She wangled an invitation.

她設法弄到了一張請柬。

I wangled an invitation to her flat.

我設法使她邀請我去她的公寓。

wangled a job for which she had no training.

騙取了一個她根本沒有受過有關方面訓練的工作

I wangled George into a good job.

我設法替喬治弄到一份好工作。

I think we should be able to wangle it so that you can start tomorrow.

我想我們應該能夠想辦法讓你明天可以出發。

Real-world Examples

I'm sure they've wangled it. I might join them.

肯定是想了什麼法子 我也想去呢。

Source: Downton Abbey Video Version (Season 5)

First Class, if I can wangle it! ”

一級,要是我能想法爭取的話!”

Source: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

I heaved up on the sill and wangled a cramped leg over and edged through the opening.

我在窗臺上起身, 扭動一條抽筋的腿, 從開口處鑽了進去。

Source: The Woman at the Bottom of the Lake (Part 1)

It was hard for me to believe that God thought much of a man who tried to wangle salvation by fulsome flattery.

我很難相信上帝會看重一個試圖通過奉承來獲得救贖的人。

Source: Blade (Part Two)

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