| 单词 | rope someone in or into something |
| 释义 | (phrasal verb) Definition to persuade to take part in some activity I got roped into helping. Synonyms persuade My husband persuaded me to come. involve engage We have been able to engage some staff. enlist I had to enlist the help of several neighbours to clear the mess. talk into drag in inveigle She inveigles him in a plot to swindle the greedy CEO. Additional synonymsin the sense of engage Definition to employ (someone) to do something We have been able to engage some staff. Synonyms employ, commission, appoint, take on, hire, retain, recruit, enlist, enrol, put on the payroll in the sense of enlist Definition to obtain (someone's help or support) I had to enlist the help of several neighbours to clear the mess. Synonyms obtain, get, gain, secure, engage, procurein the sense of inveigle Definition to coax or manipulate (someone) into an action or situation She inveigles him in a plot to swindle the greedy CEO. Synonyms coax, persuade, lure, manipulate, manoeuvre, seduce, entice, lead on, beguile, allure, cajole, ensnare, bamboozle (informal), entrap, wheedle, sweet-talk (informal) Nearby words of |
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