| 释义 |
wangle
wanglemaneuver, finagle, wheedle: wangle an invitation
Not to be confused with:wrangle – to argue or dispute; an altercation; to round up cattle, horses, or other livestockwan·gle W0025300 (wăng′gəl)v. wan·gled, wan·gling, wan·gles Informal v.tr. To obtain or achieve by cleverness or deceit, especially in persuading someone: She wangled the job even though she had no training.v.intr. To extricate oneself by subtle or indirect means, as from difficulty; wriggle: He wangled out of a shift at work by pretending to be sick.
[Origin unknown.]
wang′le n.wang′ler n.wangle (ˈwæŋɡəl) vb1. (tr) to use devious or illicit methods to get or achieve (something) for (oneself or another): he wangled himself a salary increase. 2. to manipulate or falsify (a situation, action, etc)nthe act or an instance of wangling[C19: originally printers' slang, perhaps a blend of waggle and dialect wankle wavering, from Old English wancol; compare Old High German wankōn to waver] ˈwangler nwan•gle (ˈwæŋ gəl)
v. -gled, -gling,
n. v.t. 1. to bring about or obtain by scheming or underhand methods: to wangle an invitation. 2. to falsify or manipulate for dishonest ends. v.i. 3. to use contrivance or scheming to achieve some goal. 4. to manipulate something for dishonest ends. n. 5. an act or instance of wangling. [1810–20; b. wag (the tongue) and dangle (about someone, i.e., hang around someone, court someone's favor)] wan′gler, n. wangle
Past participle: wangled
Gerund: wangling
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| I wangle | | you wangle | | he/she/it wangles | | we wangle | | you wangle | | they wangle |
| Preterite |
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| I wangled | | you wangled | | he/she/it wangled | | we wangled | | you wangled | | they wangled |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am wangling | | you are wangling | | he/she/it is wangling | | we are wangling | | you are wangling | | they are wangling |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have wangled | | you have wangled | | he/she/it has wangled | | we have wangled | | you have wangled | | they have wangled |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was wangling | | you were wangling | | he/she/it was wangling | | we were wangling | | you were wangling | | they were wangling |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had wangled | | you had wangled | | he/she/it had wangled | | we had wangled | | you had wangled | | they had wangled |
| Future |
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| I will wangle | | you will wangle | | he/she/it will wangle | | we will wangle | | you will wangle | | they will wangle |
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| I will have wangled | | you will have wangled | | he/she/it will have wangled | | we will have wangled | | you will have wangled | | they will have wangled |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be wangling | | you will be wangling | | he/she/it will be wangling | | we will be wangling | | you will be wangling | | they will be wangling |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been wangling | | you have been wangling | | he/she/it has been wangling | | we have been wangling | | you have been wangling | | they have been wangling |
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| I will have been wangling | | you will have been wangling | | he/she/it will have been wangling | | we will have been wangling | | you will have been wangling | | they will have been wangling |
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| I had been wangling | | you had been wangling | | he/she/it had been wangling | | we had been wangling | | you had been wangling | | they had been wangling |
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| I would wangle | | you would wangle | | he/she/it would wangle | | we would wangle | | you would wangle | | they would wangle |
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| I would have wangled | | you would have wangled | | he/she/it would have wangled | | we would have wangled | | you would have wangled | | they would have wangled |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  wangle - an instance of accomplishing something by scheming or trickerywanglingdodge, stratagem, contrivance - an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade; "his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track" | | Verb | 1. |  wangle - achieve something by means of trickery or devious methodsfinagle, manageachieve, attain, accomplish, reach - to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks" | | 2. | wangle - tamper, with the purpose of deception; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data"fudge, fake, falsify, misrepresent, manipulate, cookchisel, cheat - engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud; "Who's chiseling on the side?"juggle - manipulate by or as if by moving around components; "juggle an account so as to hide a deficit" |
wangleverb contrive, engineer, fix (informal), arrange, manipulate, work (informal), manoeuvre, pull off, fiddle (informal), bring off, finagle (informal) He managed to wangle a free ticket for me.wangleverbInformal. To make, achieve, or get through contrivance or guile:engineer, finesse, worm.Informal: finagle.Translationswangle (ˈwӕŋgl) verb to obtain or achieve (something) by trickery. He got us seats for the concert – I don't know how he wangled it. 騙得 行骗wangle
wangle (one's) way into (some place or some situation)To succeed in entering some location or situation by tricky, clever, or persuasive means. I didn't think we'd be able to do it, but after Rajesh talked to the bouncer, we were able to wangle our way into the night club. I've been trying to wangle my way into the honors course at Harvard all year, but so far, nothing has helped.See also: place, wangle, waywangle (one) into (some place or some situation)To succeed in getting someone into some location or situation by tricky, clever, or persuasive means. It turned out that Rajesh knew the bouncer at the club, so he was able to wangle us into the place even though we weren't on the guest list. I don't know how I let Jeff wangle me into looking after his dogs this weekend—I don't even like dogs!See also: place, wanglewangle out of somethingFig. to get out of having to do something; to argue or deceive one's way out of a responsibility. Don't try to wangle out of this mess. You must stay and fix the problems you made. Mary managed to wangle out of staying late again.See also: of, out, wanglewangle something from someone and wangle something Out of someoneFig. to obtain, through argument or deception, something from someone. Are you trying to wangle money from me? You can't wangle any money out of me.See also: wanglewangle
Synonyms for wangleverb contriveSynonyms- contrive
- engineer
- fix
- arrange
- manipulate
- work
- manoeuvre
- pull off
- fiddle
- bring off
- finagle
Synonyms for wangleverb to make, achieve, or get through contrivance or guileSynonyms- engineer
- finesse
- worm
- finagle
Synonyms for wanglenoun an instance of accomplishing something by scheming or trickerySynonymsRelated Words- dodge
- stratagem
- contrivance
verb achieve something by means of trickery or devious methodsSynonymsRelated Words- achieve
- attain
- accomplish
- reach
verb tamper, with the purpose of deceptionSynonyms- fudge
- fake
- falsify
- misrepresent
- manipulate
- cook
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