| 单词 | winkle out |
| 释义 | winkle out1. 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] [Also VERB noun PARTICLE]2. phrasal verb See full dictionary entry for winkleIf 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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