词族 · winkle
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。
英语词源
- winkle (n.)
- edible mollusk, 1580s, shortening of periwinkle (n.2).
权威例句
- 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。