[with obj.](informal)obtain (something) by dishonest or devious means (非正式)骗取,诈取 Ted attended all the football games he could finagle tickets for. 特德去看了他能骗到入场券的所有足球赛。 ■[no obj.]act in a dishonest or devious manner 欺骗,耍花招 they wrangled and finagled over the fine points. 他们在这些微妙的问题上争论不休,钩心斗角。
派生 finagler noun 语源
1920s (originally US): from dialect fainaigue 'cheat'; perhaps from Old French fornier 'deny'