| 单词 | winkle out |
| 释义 | winkle out 1. phrasal verb If you winkle information out of someone, you get it from them when they do not want to give it to you, often by tricking them. [British, informal] The security services will pretty well go to any lengths to winkle out information. [VERB PARTICLE noun] The detective was trying to winkle information out of her. [VERB noun PARTICLE + of] 2. phrasal verb See full dictionary entry for winkle If you winkle someone out of a place where they are hiding or which they do not want to leave, you make them leave it. [British, informal] He somehow managed to winkle Picard out of his room. [VERB noun PARTICLE + of] Political pressure finally winkled him out and on to a plane bound for Berlin. [VERB noun PARTICLE] It will not be easy to winkle out the old guard and train younger replacements. [VERB PARTICLE noun] |
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