wangle

wangle
(informal)(非正式)
verb
  1. [with obj.]obtain (something that is desired) by persuading others to comply or by manipulating events
    设法获得,骗取(想要之物)
    I wangled an invitation to her flat.
    我设法使她邀请我去她的公寓。
    I think we should be able to wangle it so that you can start tomorrow.
    我想我们应该能够想办法让你明天可以出发。
noun
  1. an act or an instance of obtaining something in such a way
    不正当手段,欺诈行为
    they regarded the coalition as a wangle.
    他们认为这个合并是欺诈行为。
派生
wangler
noun
语源
  1. late 19th cent. (first recorded as printers' slang): of unknown origin; perhaps based on the verb waggle
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