wile
wile
noun
[with obj.]
noun
- (wiles)devious or cunning stratagems employed in manipulating or persuading someone to do what one wants
诡计，奸计；巧计
[with obj.]
- (archaic)lure; entice
(古)引诱，诱惑，诱骗
she could be neither driven nor wiled into the parish kirk.
不论是逼迫还是诱骗都无法使她进教区教堂。 - (wile time away). another way of saying while time away
同 while time away
- Middle English: perhaps from an Old Norse word related to vél 'craft'
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