wile

英 [waɪl] 美 [waɪl]

• n. 诡计；阴谋；欺骗
• v. 欺骗；诱惑；消遣

英英释义

Noun:

1. the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The fox's wiles will never enter the lion's head.
   狐狸的诡计永远进不了狮子的头脑。
2. The little boy has many wiles.
   这个小孩有很多诡计。
3. All her wiles were not enough to persuade them to sell the villa.
   她花言巧语也未能打动他们卖掉别墅。
4. I am tricked by the salesman's wile into buying worthless goods.
   我上了推销员的当，买了毫无价值的东西。

用作动词 (v.)

1. The teahouse is a great place to wile away an evening.
   茶馆是消磨夜晚的好去处。

经典引文

• Now..people are wise to the wiles of the credit card companies.

  出自：Guardian

• She could neither be driven nor wiled into the parish kirk.

  出自： R. L. Stevenson

词汇搭配

• wile away 消磨

近反义词

【近义词】

• deception 骗局
• delusion 错觉
• deceit 欺骗
• pretense 借口
• trick 诡计
• chicane 减速弯道
• guile 狡猾
• trickery 欺骗
• chicanery 欺诈
• shenanigan 诡计