wangle

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

Translation

n. 欺诈行为；哄骗；伪造
vt. 扭身挤出；使用诡计；骗取
vi. 设法脱身；用诡计获得
Word Forms
过去式wangled
过去分词wangled
现在分词wangling
第三人称单数wangles
复数wangles

Phrases & Collocations

wangle a deal

巧妙地达成交易

wangle an invitation

巧取豪取邀请

Example Sentences

to wangle an invitation to a party

用诈骗手段得到 一张参加集会的请柬

She wangled an invitation.

她设法弄到了一张请柬。

I wangled an invitation to her flat.

我设法使她邀请我去她的公寓。

wangled a job for which she had no training.

骗取了一个她根本没有受过有关方面训练的工作

I wangled George into a good job.

我设法替乔治弄到一份好工作。

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

我想我们应该能够想办法让你明天可以出发。

Real-world Examples

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

肯定是想了什么法子 我也想去呢。

Source: Downton Abbey Video Version (Season 5)

First Class, if I can wangle it! ”

一级，要是我能想法争取的话！”

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.

我在窗台上起身， 扭动一条抽筋的腿， 从开口处钻了进去。

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.

我很难相信上帝会看重一个试图通过奉承来获得救赎的人。

Source: Blade (Part Two)

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