| 词汇 | finagle |
| 释义 | finagle verb[ I or T ] USuk /fɪˈneɪ.ɡəl/ us /fɪˈneɪ.ɡəl/ to use tricks and dishonest methods to get what you want: 欺诈;骗取 He somehow finagled his way into the army as a lieutenant.他不知耍什么花招以中尉的身份混进了军队。 Synonym wangleinformal Getting, receiving and accepting acquirable acquire acquisition awardee carve draw earn get out of something get/lay/put your hands on someoneidiom glom onto something/someone go to someone grantsmanship score screw something out of someone secure seize seize on/upon something snap something up snatch You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Dishonest finagle | American Dictionaryfinagle verb[ I/T ] us/fəˈneɪ·ɡəl/ to get something by using an indirect method: [ T ]How can I finagle a place on the guest list for the big party? Examples of finaglefinagle The agency finagled free media exposure from print media and broadcast networks including spots during prime time. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The pigeon tries many excuses and tries to finagle readers into letting him drive the bus. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A chance visit from a vendor gives her an idea to finagle a promotion to office administrator, hopefully for some added income. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The duo cops finagle an invitation on the yacht, as the man is a suspect of other crimes, but their boss has nothing on him. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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