Winkle
[ ['wiŋkəl] ]
辅助 Assistant
n. 滨螺, 食用螺\\nvt. 剔出, 逐出\\nvi. 闪耀
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
winkle
n
= periwinkle 2. winkle, v (phr v) winkle sb/sth out (of sth) (infml 口) get sb/sth out (of a place) slowly and with difficulty缓慢而费力地把某人[某物]（从某处）弄出
The children were finally all winkled out of their hiding places. 最後总算把孩子从躲藏的地方都找了出来. winkle sth out (of sb) (infml 口) obtain information, etc from sb with difficulty 费力地从某人处得到信息
She's very clever at winkling secrets out of people. 她很会从别人那里探听到秘密.
🗣️ 情景例句
Fine. The bill comes to $ 300 even.
好。账单上总共是300元整。
Hello. Is Mrs.James in, please?
喂，请问詹姆斯太太在家吗？
We can't process your damage claim.
我们无法办理你的索赔。