rope somebody into something (also rope somebody ↔ in British English) phrasal verbphr v informal to persuade someone to help you in a job or join in an activity, especially when they do not want to 劝说〔尤指不愿意者〕帮忙[参加]rope somebody into doing something Denise roped me into selling tickets. 丹尼丝拉我去卖票。
rope somebody in to do something Anyone who could sing was roped in to help. 凡是能唱歌的人都被拉去帮忙了。
Have you been roped in too? 你也被拉进去了?
rope somebody into doing something• My wife and I have been roped into going to this fund-raising dinner.
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