Weasel
[ 'wi:zl ]
第4级
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n. 鼬鼠，黄鼠狼;狡猾的人;卑劣的人;
vi. 躲避，躲闪（承诺、责任等）;含糊其辞;
📝 例句
Herbie had bared his weasel teeth.
赫比露出了黄鼠狼般的牙齿。
He tried to weasel out of his responsibilities [promise].
他企图回避责任 [爽约] 。
They set a trap for the weasel.
他们给黄鼠狼设下陷阱。
A weasel ran off with a chick in its mouth.
黄鼠狼叼走一只小鸡。
It was a good "weasel word."
这是个典型的"难以捉摸的字眼"。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ w-拼音“我”,easel-画架:有了画架我外出画黄鼠狼就容易了
※ we-我们,ease-容易,l-似“剑”:我们轻松的拿着剑,看着就不像好人→黄鼠狼
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
weasel
n small fierce animal with reddish-brown fur, that lives on rats, rabbits, birds' eggs, etc 鼬; 黄鼠狼. =>illus at App 1 见附录1插图, page iii. Cf 参看 ermine, ferret, stoat. weasel, v (phr v) weasel out (of sth) (infml derog 口, 贬 esp US) avoid fulfilling a promise, doing a duty, etc 逃避已做出的承诺、 承担的责任等.
🔁 扩展释义
*['wi:zl]n. 鼬鼠, 狡猾的人, 告密者, 狡辩之辞vi. 躲避, 告密【法】 狡猾的人, 告密的人, 模棱两可的话; 使用模棱两可的语言, 影射, 躲闪相关词组: weasel out
📖 同为「SAT」词汇
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Rose-petal salad?
玫瑰花瓣沙拉好吗？
This part of the country is very mountainous.
这个国家这一部分有很多山。
There had been fuel on the ship, but this did not appear to have caused the fire, and little smoke was produced.
很显然，船舱里已经发生了一场烈火，但是船舱内壁却完好无损。船上存放着汽油，但火灾似乎不是它引起的，因为没有冒出什么烟来。