英语词汇“wangle”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

wan•gle v. [~ + object], -gled, -gling.

to bring about, get, or obtain by devious means:He wangled a free ticket.

wan•gler, n. [countable]

wan•gle v., -gled, -gling, n.
v.t.

to bring about, accomplish, or obtain by scheming or underhand methods:to wangle an invitation.
to falsify or manipulate for dishonest ends:to wangle business records.

v.i.

to use contrivance, scheming, or underhand methods to obtain some goal or result.
to manipulate something for dishonest ends.

an act or instance of wangling.

blend of, blended wag (the tongue) and dangle (about someone, i.e., hang around someone, court someone's favor) 1810–20

wan′gler, n.

1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . maneuver, finagle, engineer, wheedle.

wangle /ˈwæŋɡ^əl/ informal vb

(transitive) to use devious or illicit methods to get or achieve (something) for (oneself or another): he wangled himself a salary increase
to manipulate or falsify (a situation, action, etc)

the act or an instance of wangling

Etymology: 19th Century: originally printers' slang, perhaps a blend of waggle and dialect wankle wavering, from Old English wancol; compare Old High German wankōn to waver

ˈwangler n

单词	wangle
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 wan•gle /ˈwæŋgəl/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -gled, -gling. to bring about, get, or obtain by devious means:He wangled a free ticket. wan•gler, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 wan•gle (wang′gəl),USA pronunciation v., -gled, -gling, n. v.t. to bring about, accomplish, or obtain by scheming or underhand methods:to wangle an invitation. to falsify or manipulate for dishonest ends:to wangle business records. v.i. to use contrivance, scheming, or underhand methods to obtain some goal or result. to manipulate something for dishonest ends. n. an act or instance of wangling. blend of, blended wag (the tongue) and dangle (about someone, i.e., hang around someone, court someone's favor) 1810–20 wan′gler, n. 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . maneuver, finagle, engineer, wheedle. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: wangle /ˈwæŋɡ^əl/ informal vb (transitive) to use devious or illicit methods to get or achieve (something) for (oneself or another): he wangled himself a salary increase to manipulate or falsify (a situation, action, etc) n the act or an instance of wangling Etymology: 19th Century: originally printers' slang, perhaps a blend of waggle and dialect wankle wavering, from Old English wancol; compare Old High German wankōn to waver ˈwangler n
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