| 单词 | to rope into |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto rope into to rope into transitive. Originally U.S. 1. To draw (a person) into or make (a person) take part in (some enterprise or activity). ΚΠ 1857 Knickerbocker Jan. 37 They would contract to fill Tophet with brimstone in thirty days for nothing, and would then go bear-ing around until they roped some body into paying them for taking away the sulphur to do it with. 1899 E. Œ. Somerville & ‘M. Ross’ Some Experiences Irish R.M. 275 I won't be roped into this kind of business again. 1930 L. Charteris Last Hero iii. 70 The poor blessed Britisher gets roped into everybody else's squabbles. 1951 R. A. Heinlein Let. 3 Nov. in R. A. Heinlein & V. Heinlein Grumbles from Grave (1990) 137 In addition to the above, I've let myself be roped into going to Denver to speak to the Colorado Authors' League. 1982 Times 13 Sept. 8/2 He was roped into a university expedition to Sarawak. 1998 A. Thorpe Pieces of Light (1999) iv. 205 Through this girl's brother I was roped into the same croquet team you used to play for, Mother. 2. To ensnare or decoy (a person) into (a criminal activity, a gambling den, etc.); to take (a person) into custody. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > snare, trap, entanglement > entrap, ensnare [verb (transitive)] > into a place, action, etc. betrayc1250 weyec1315 deceivea1375 to draw out1579 fond1628 drill1662 seduce1673 surprise1696 to rope into1859 forset1872 steer1889 1859 G. W. Matsell Vocabulum 115 We frequently read of country-men being ‘roped’ into gambling-houses. 1880 H. Morgan Boston inside Out! x. 140 Got roped into the high-toned gamblin' den on Beacon Street. 1885 Weekly New Mexican Rev. 2 July 4/3 He was roped into this snap by Chicago sharpers. 1938 F. D. Sharpe Sharpe of Flying Squad x. 116 Prostitutes and their protectors were roped into the stations by the dozen. 1950 Time 6 Feb. 21/2 He will probably rope the victim into his favourite charity, the Margaret MacMillan memorial Fund. 1973 Times 9 Jan. 4/8 It looks like you are going to be roped into that theft from the pub but it will be all right. It will cost you a monkey (£500). 2000 J. J. Connolly Layer Cake (2004) 7 Morty was somehow roped into getting rid of the mangled, headless body but someone fucked up by being just too fuckin untogether and Morty got nicked big-time. < as lemmas |
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