詞彙 weasel 在中文的含義

weasel 在英語中是什麼意思?與 Lingoland 一起探索這個詞的含義、發音及具體用法

weasel

US /ˈwiː.zəl/
UK /ˈwiː.zəl/
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名詞

1.

鼬鼠

a small, slender carnivorous mammal with a long tail and reddish-brown fur, noted for its cunning and stealth

範例:
The farmer set traps to catch the weasel that was preying on his chickens.
農民設下陷阱捕捉捕食他雞的鼬鼠
The small weasel darted across the road and disappeared into the bushes.
那隻小鼬鼠飛快地穿過馬路,消失在灌木叢中。
同義詞:
2.

狡猾的人, 奸詐的人

a deceitful or treacherous person

範例:
He's a real weasel, always trying to trick people out of their money.
他真是個狡猾的人,總是想方設法騙取別人的錢財。
Don't trust him; he's a known weasel.
別相信他;他是個出了名的狡猾的人

動詞

1.

推卸, 巧妙地避開

to equivocate or avoid a direct answer

範例:
Stop weaseling out of your responsibilities and face the consequences.
別再推卸責任了,面對後果吧。
He tried to weasel his way out of the difficult conversation.
他試圖巧妙地避開那場艱難的談話。
2.

套出, 混進

to manipulate or trick someone into doing something

範例:
She tried to weasel a confession out of him.
她試圖巧妙地套出他的供詞。
He managed to weasel his way into the exclusive club.
他設法巧妙地混進了那個高級俱樂部。
在 Lingoland 學習這個單詞