winkle的意思

winkle

英式音标['wɪŋkl]
美式英标['wɪŋk(ə)l]

基本解释

vt. 剔出；费劲找出

n. 食用螺

vi. 闪耀

n. (Winkle)人名；(德)温克勒；(英)温克尔

中文词源

winkle 蛾螺

缩写自periwinkle,来自peri,在周围，-winkle,弯，转，缠绕，词源同vine,vetch。用于指蛾螺。

英文词源

winkle (n.): edible mollusk, 1580s, shortening of periwinkle (n.2).

实用例句

1. He somehow managed to winkle Picard out of his room.: 他不知用的什么法子将皮卡德逼出了房间。

2. The detective was trying to winkle information out of her.: 侦探试图从她那儿套取信息。

3. The security services will pretty well go to any lengths to winkle out information.: 安全部门会不遗余力地套取情报。

4. It will not be easy to winkle out the old guard and train younger replacements.: 解雇老警卫、再训练年轻警卫取而代之并不是件容易的事。

5. It's too difficult to winkle the truth out of him.: 从他那儿挖出事实真相真是太难了。

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