wiles

英 [waɪlz]

美 [waɪlz]

n.  花招; 诡计; 奸计
v.  欺骗，诱骗；消遣
wile的第三人称单数和复数

牛津词典

noun

• 花招；诡计；奸计
  clever tricks that sb uses in order to get what they want or to make sb behave in a particular way

柯林斯词典

• N-PLURAL (尤指女子说服人所用的)花言巧语，巧计
  Wilesare clever tricks that people, especially women, use to persuade other people to do something.
  1. She claimed that women 'use their feminine wiles to get on.'
     她声称女人“靠她们的小聪明来达到目的”。

双语例句

• For example, Junes in Toledo are getting hotter, Wiles said.
  比如怀尔斯指出：今年六月，托雷多市变热了。
• Ms Wiles explained her concept the Huffington Post: 'Being able to see the entertainment value in a baby who refuses to go to sleep or a kid who is having a tantrum over a broken goldfish cracker is part of parental survival.'
  怀尔斯向《赫芬顿邮报》介绍了自己的想法：宝宝们愤怒时的搞怪表情有着很强的娱乐价值，宝宝们拒绝去睡觉，或是打碎了金鱼饼干时的小脾气简直让父母们抓狂。
• He became a prey to the wicked woman's wiles.
  他中了那个邪女的奸计。
• He can neither resist the wiles of the enemy himself, while in this state, nor can he prevail in prayer for others.
  因为一个失望的人，既不能抵抗仇敌的攻击，又不能为人发出有效的代祷。
• He'll have to use all his wiles on her to get her to agree.
  他将不得不对她用尽所有的花招来骗她同意。
• The fox's wiles will never enter the lion's head.
  狐狸的诡计永远进不了狮子的头脑。
• All her wiles were to persuade them to buy the goods.
  她花言巧语想打动他们买这些货物。
• The city has its cunning wiles, no less than the infinitely smaller and more human tempter.
  就连诱惑人的蛇精也想不出比这再糟的模样了。
• "Because you found none of your social level to ply your wiles on?" he laughed harshly.
  “因为你没有找到和你的社会地位相同的人来实施你的诡计？”他粗俗笑道。
• The woman used all her wiles to tempt him into following her.
  那女人用尽了自己的诱骗本领勾引着他尾随而去。