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winkle something/someone out
phrasal verb with winkleverbuk /ˈwɪŋ.kəl/ us /ˈwɪŋ.kəl/
UK
to get or find something or someone with difficulty: 设法找到；费力找出
I managed to winkle the truth out of him eventually.我终于从他那里挖出了实情。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Finding and discovering
ascertain
break (fresh/new) groundidiom
breakthrough
bring something to lightidiom
catch someone red-handedidiom
flush someone/something out
fossick
found
geocache
geocaching
homing
pinpoint
plumb
rake something out
red-handed
rediscover
rediscovery
refind
sniff
suss
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