English → Chinese
wangle
/BrE ˈwaŋɡ(ə)l 
, AmE ˈwæŋɡəl /
informal A transitive verb
1 (get, arrange) 设法获得 ‹favour, object, job›;
to wangle sth out of sb; 从某人那里弄到某物;
to wangle sth for sb; 设法为某人弄到某物;
to wangle one's way out of/through 设法逃脱／挨过 ‹crisis›; 设法逃避／进行完 ‹task›
2 (persuade) 劝说;
to wangle sb into sth or doing sth; 哄某人做某事
B noun
计谋;
to get sth by a wangle 耍手段得到某物