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单词
wiles
释义
wiles
wiles
/
waɪlz
/
noun
[plural]
Word Origin
WORD ORIGIN
wiles
Origin:
1100-1200
Perhaps from an unrecorded
Old North French
wile
(singular), from
Old French
guile
;
➔
GUILE
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
Am I proud of resorting to stereotypical womanly
wiles
when I am supposed to be a postmodernist feminist egalitarian?
Make it very clear that when she's in your atmosphere, her
wiles
are completely inert.
No, let such fellows as Williams be taken in by her artful
wiles
!
Their
wiles
are starting to work.
They valued
wiles
, street smarts, never education.
Women with uncooperative husbands were forced to resort either to
wiles
such as these or to abortion.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
►
feminine wiles
It was impossible to resist her
feminine wiles
.
clever talk or tricks used to persuade someone to do what you want
:
It was impossible to resist her
feminine wiles
.
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fact-finding
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factor
factorial
factory
factory farm
factory farming
factory floor
factotum
fact sheet
factual
factually
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