Wheedle



GRE 蓝宝

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. ( 用花言巧语) 哄骗
• ［英］ v. ( 用花言巧语) 哄骗 ( to influence or entice by soft words or flattery)
• ［记］ 分割记忆: w+heed ( 注意) +le, 用心哄骗
• ［例］ coax and wheedle sb. into good humour ( 连哄带骗使某人消气)

Webster Collegiate

verb (wheedled; wheedling)

• Etymology: origin unknown
• Date: circa 1661
• transitive verb
  • 1. to influence or entice by soft words or flattery
  • 2. to gain or get by wheedling <wheedle one's way into favor>
• intransitive verb
  • to use soft words or flattery
• Synonyms: see cajole

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