/'wæŋgl; `wæŋˇl/
v (infml 口)
1 [Tn, Tn.pr, Dn.n] ~ sth (out of sb) get or arrange sth that one wants by using trickery or clever persuasion 用巧计或花言巧语获得或安排某事物
*I'd love to go to the match tomorrow do you think you can wangle it? 我很想去看明天的比赛--你能找个词儿安排一下吗?
* She managed to wangle an invitation to the reception. 她设法弄到了招待会的请帖.
* He was trying to wangle his way onto the committee. 他千方百计想钻入委员会中.
* I'll try to wangle a contribution out of him. 我要设法让他出把力.
* She's wangled an extra week's holiday for herself. 她多弄到一星期的假.
2 (phr v) wangle out of sth/doing sth avoid having to do sth by scheming 用计谋避免做某事
*It's bound to be a boring party let's try to wangle out of it/going. 这次聚会一定没意思--咱们想个法子别去了.

n act of wangling 使用巧计或花言巧语
*get sth by a wangle 耍手腕儿得到某事物.

v [T]
[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: Perhaps from waggle]
informal to get something, or arrange for something to happen, by cleverly persuading or tricking someone
wangle sth (out of sb)
　In the end she wangled an invitation.
wangle your way out of/into sth
　I wangled my way into art school.