finagle

finagle
[fɪˈneɪg(ə)l]
verb
  1. [with obj.](informal)obtain (something) by dishonest or devious means
    (非正式)骗取,诈取
    Ted attended all the football games he could finagle tickets for.
    特德去看了他能骗到入场券的所有足球赛。
    ■[no obj.]act in a dishonest or devious manner
    欺骗,耍花招
    they wrangled and finagled over the fine points.
    他们在这些微妙的问题上争论不休,钩心斗角。
派生
finagler
noun
语源
  1. 1920s (originally US): from dialect fainaigue 'cheat'; perhaps from Old French fornier 'deny'
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