wangle
柯林斯词典
1. V-T If you wangle something that you want, you manage to get it by being clever or persuading someone. 用计获得[非正式]
We managed to wangle a few days' leave. 我们设法骗到了几天的假期。
He had wangled his way into the country without a visa. 他在没有签证的情况下设法混入了那个国家。
I asked the captain to wangle us three tickets to Athens. 我求船长帮我们弄3张去雅典的票。
A friend at the New York office had wangled the tickets for him. 一个在纽约办公司的朋友已经帮他弄到了几张票。
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wangle /ˈwæŋɡəl/ (wangling,wangled,wangles)
剑桥词典
- to succeed in getting or doing something by persuading someone or by being clever in some way
用计获得；哄骗
I'll be so jealous if you manage to wangle an invitation to his house . 假如你能设法弄到一张去他家的请柬，我会非常嫉妒的。
He's only been here two months and already he's managed to wangle his way into the biggest property company in the capital . 他到这儿才两个月就已混进首都最大的地产公司了。
If I can think of some excuse to wangle my way out of going tonight I will do! 如果我能找个借口今晚不去的话，那我一定不会去！ 返回 wangle