beguile
beguile
verb
[with obj.]
beguilement
noun
beguiler
noun
beguilingly
adverb
语源
verb
[with obj.]
- charm or enchant (someone), typically in an underhand or deceptive way
迷住；强烈吸引
he beguiled the voters with his good looks.
他以漂亮的外表迷住了选民。
[as adj. beguiling]a beguiling smile.
迷人的微笑。
■trick (someone) into doing something
诱骗（某人做某事）
they were beguiled into signing a peace treaty.
他们受骗签署了一个和平条约。 - help (time) pass pleasantly
愉快地度过（时间），消遣
to beguile some of the time they went to the cinema.
为了消遣，他们去看电影。
beguilement
noun
beguiler
noun
beguilingly
adverb
语源
- Middle English (in the sense 'deceive, deprive of by fraud'): from be- 'thoroughly' + obsolete guile 'to deceive' (see guile)
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