| 词汇 | winkle |
| 释义 | winkleWord family nounwinklerwinkle Animals win·kle1 /ˈwɪŋkəl/ noun [countableC] British EnglishBrE 1.HBAa small sea animal that lives in a shell and is eaten as food 峨螺，玉黍螺〔一种可食用的螺〕 Examples from the Corpus winkle• Sam is played by Zoe Eeles-so called because she has blokes reaching for their cockles and winkles.• Smaller than a snail's winkle. winkle2 verb 1 winkle somebody/something ↔ out phrasal verbphr v British EnglishBrE a) LEAVE A JOB OR ORGANIZATIONLEAVE A PLACEto make someone leave a place 把〔某人〕赶出来 Government critics were winkled out of their positions of influence. 批评政府的人士被解除了重要职位。 b) FIND OUTto get information from someone who does not want to give it to you 搞到，套出〔信息等〕 Candy was very good at winkling out secrets. 坎迪极善于探听秘密。 (1500-1600) → PERIWINKLE 2 |
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