Wile



GRE

解释

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• n.诡计, 花言巧语
• ［英］ n.诡计, 花言巧语 ( a beguiling or playful trick)
• ［记］ 参考: wily ( 狡诈的)
• ［例］ be tricked by the salesman's wiles into buying worthless goods

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English wil, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse vēl deceit, artifice
• Date: 12th century
• 1. a trick or stratagem intended to ensnare or deceive; also a beguiling or playful trick
• 2. skill in outwitting ; trickery, guile
• Synonyms: see trick

II. transitive verb (wiled; wiling)

• Date: 14th century
• 1. to lure by or as if by a magic spell ; entice
• 2. \［by alteration\］ while

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