VERB 哄骗;劝诱 If you say that someone wheedles, you mean that they try to persuade someone to do or give them what they want, for example by saying nice things that they do not mean.
Cross decided to beg and wheedle a bit... 克罗斯决定用上点乞求和哄骗。
He managed to wheedle his way into the offices. 他连哄带骗地设法进了办公楼。
...an opportunity to wheedle more money out of Wilson... 从威尔森先生那里骗取更多钱的机会
'Why don't you try to read on past page 21,' I wheedled and sat down again. “为什么你不试着读一下前面第21页呢?”,我一边哄劝一边又坐下。
Cross decided to beg and wheedle a bit 克罗斯决定用上点乞求和哄骗。
He managed to wheedle his way into the offices. 他连哄带骗地设法进了办公楼。
'Why don't you try to read on past page 21,' I wheedled and sat down again. “为什么你不试着读一下前面第21页呢?”,我一边哄劝一边又坐下。
I knew he was trying to wheedle me into being at his beck and call. 我知道这是他拉拢我,好让我俯首贴耳地为他效劳。
Cash-strapped Mr Meikle contacted each supplier personally and used his reputation in the industry to wheedle credit lines: "if we had just sent the technicians in vans, we would have been told the deal was cash only." 现金短缺的米克尔亲自联络每家供应商,并利用他在业内的声誉搞到赊账额度:“如果我们只是派技术人员开着货车过去,那么我们得到的答复将是交易只接受现金付款。”
Swear black is white They rudely try to wheedle extras or get the bull reduced. 硬把黑的说成白的,强词夺理,固执谬见他们强词夺理,就是想讨些特惠或打点折扣。
She'll wheedle out your secret if you are not careful. 如果你不小心,她会骗取你的秘密。
She's one of those children who can wheedle you into giving her anything she wants. 她是那样一种孩子,可以用软缠硬磨说服你给她想要的任何东西。
See if you can wheedle an extra ticket out of him. 看你能不能从他那儿再骗来一张票。
Don't let him wheedle money out of you with his pitiful stories. He's an old soldier at that sort of thing. 你的钱可别给他那套乞悯告怜的假话骗走了,他是这一行的老手。