• n. 欺诈行为；哄骗；伪造
• vt. 扭身挤出；使用诡计；骗取
• vi. 设法脱身；用诡计获得

可能来自waggle拼写变体，摇摆。引申词义摇尾乞怜或欺骗，设法搞到。

wangle (v.)

"obtain something by trickery," 1888, originally British printer's slang for "fake by manipulation;" perhaps an alteration of waggle, or of wankle (now dialectal) "unsteady, fickle," from Old English wancol (see wench (n.)). Brought into wider use by World War I soldiers.

1. I asked the Captain to wangle us three tickets to Athens.

我让机长设法给我们弄3张去雅典的票。

来自柯林斯例句

2. We managed to wangle a few days' leave.

我们设法骗到了几天的假。

来自柯林斯例句

3. The family depended on his ability to wangle a few dollars occasionally . With this money, they would eat well and dress well for a while , making a pretence of affluence.

一家人全靠他在外面讹个钱,诈个财, 吃点好的,穿点好的, 装门面.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4. He is trying to wangle his way onto the committee.

他千方百计想钻入委员会中.

来自辞典例句

5. She managed to wangle an invitation to the reception.

她设法弄到了招待会的请帖.

来自辞典例句