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单词 wrangle
释义 wran·gle
I. \ˈraŋgəl, -aiŋ-\ verb
(wrangled ; wrangled ; wrangling \-g(ə)liŋ\ ; wrangles)
Etymology: Middle English wranglen; akin to Low German wrangeln to wrangle, wrangen to struggle, wrestle, Middle English wringen to wring, twist, wrest — more at wring
intransitive verb
1. : to dispute angrily : quarrel peevishly and noisily : brawl, altercate, bicker
2. : to engage in argument, dispute, or controversy
 < solemn conclaves dignifiedly wrangled over proper compounding of herbs or incense — L.C.Douglas >
transitive verb
1.
 a. : to obtain by wrangling
  < started to wrangle one or two scholarships … for gifted children — Gertrude Samuels >
 b. : to influence or persuade by wrangling
 c. : to waste or expend in wrangling
  < had been wrangling away their reserves — Bruce Marshall >
2.
 a. : to round up, corral, herd, and care for (as horses) : take charge of (a remuda)
  < wrangling cattle for a living >
 b. : direct and oversee the activities of (guests at a dude ranch)
  < on the lookout for some handsome, easy-talking gent to wrangle tenderfeet — F.B.Gipson >
II. noun
(-s)
1. : an angry, bitter, noisy, or prolonged dispute or quarrel
 < emerged victorious in nasty wrangles with old guardists — Newsweek >
2. : the action or process of wrangling : angry disputation : controversy
 < after an hour's wrangle, both of these disputes to go over until tomorrow — A.H.Vandenberg †1951 >
Synonyms: see quarrel
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