Word · Frequency #19922
wile
诡计；骗术；花招
the use of tricks to deceive someone, usually to extract money from them
- 1.
the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
使用诡计欺骗某人(通常是为了骗取钱财)
使用诡计欺骗某人(通常是为了骗取钱财)；诡计；狡猾
In use
The con artist's wiles convinced the elderly man to hand over his savings.
She saw through his wiles and refused to give him any money.
He fell for her wiles and paid twice the real price.
a wile
单数形式，指单一诡计。
He used a wile to get the information.
他用了一个诡计来获取信息。
wiles (plural)
复数形式，泛指多次使用或多种诡计。
She was known for her cunning wiles.
她以狡猾的诡计闻名。
use wiles to do sth
动词搭配，表示利用诡计达成目的。
The salesman used clever wiles to persuade customers.
销售员用巧妙的诡计说服顾客。
Connections
Collocations
- feminine wiles
- 女性的魅惑手腕
- She used her feminine wiles to persuade him to lend her the money.她施展女性的手腕，说服他借钱给她。
- use wiles
- 使用诡计；耍花招
- The scammer used wiles to trick the old man into giving up his savings.骗子使用诡计诱使老人交出积蓄。
- succumb to someone's wiles
- 中某人的圈套；上当
- He soon succumbed to the con artist's wiles and handed over his credit card.他很快就中了骗子的诡计，交出了信用卡。
- resist someone's wiles
- 不为某人的花招所动
- She managed to resist the telemarketer's wiles and hung up.她设法不为电话销售员的花招所动，挂断了电话。
Idioms & figurative uses
- feminine wiles
- 女性的花招；女人的魅力手腕She used her feminine wiles to get him to agree to her plan.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 wile 想成 while 少个 h：趁对方不注意的“一会儿”，用诡计骗走钱财。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：文学作品中、新闻报道（诈骗类）、正式文章 此义指用诡计欺骗他人（通常为骗取钱财），比较常见于正式书面语或文学作品，口语中较少使用。该词为名词，常用复数形式 wiles。
Grammar Note
通常用复数形式 wiles，指欺骗性的计谋或花招。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 wile 的读音 /waɪl/ 押韵：while /waɪl/、file /faɪl/、mile /maɪl/、pile /paɪl/、smile /smaɪl/、style /staɪl/（style 拼作 -yle，但音同）。注意 wile 与 while 同音；不要与 wild /waɪld/（结尾多 d）或 whale /weɪl/ 混读。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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