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winkle


  • 英式英标[\'wɪŋkl]
  • 美式音标[\'wɪŋk(ə)l]

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。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The detective was trying to winkle information out of her.
侦探试图从她那儿套取信息。
来自柯林斯例句
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。
来自柯林斯例句
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。
来自柯林斯例句
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。
来自辞典例句