| 单词 | beguile |
| 释义 | beguile (once / 1103 pages) v To beguile is to trick someone, either with deception or with irresistible charm and beauty. You could be beguiled by a super model or by a super con artist. Beguile doesn't always mean that the person or thing beguiling is tricking you, but there is a sense with this word of enchantment that takes away the viewer's normal powers of judgment. A beautiful place or idea can beguile as easily as a person. You might be so beguiled by the idea of a picnic on the beach that you forgot there are two feet of snow on the ground. WORD FAMILYbeguile: beguiled, beguilement, beguiler, beguiles, beguiling+/beguilement: beguilements/beguiler: beguilers/beguiling: beguilingly USAGE EXAMPLESA beguiling mystery in an exotic setting, from the best-selling author of “The Historian.” Washington Post(Dec 27, 2016) It is a wild, isolated and beguiling place. BBC(Dec 29, 2016) It’s easy to become beguiled by the quirky stories of these often disputed oddments of land. The Guardian(Dec 23, 2016) 1v attract; cause to be enamored Syn|Hypo|Hyper becharm, bewitch, captivate, capture, catch, charm, enamor, enamour, enchant, entrance, fascinate, trance hold hold the attention of workgratify and charm, usually in order to influence appeal, attract be attractive to 2v influence by slyness Syn|Hyper hoodwink, juggle cheat, chisel, rip off deprive somebody of something by deceit |
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