beguile

IPA/bɪˈɡaɪl/
KK[bɪɡˈaɪl]IPA/bɪˈɡaɪl/

beguile — verb

  • beguilepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • beguileshe / she / it
  • beguiledpast simple
  • beguiling-ing form

1. to make someone like you or do what you want by being charming or pleasant, ofte

1.動詞及物C2
釋義

to make someone like you or do what you want by being charming or pleasant, often as a way to fool them

例句

Stefan's warm smile and easy jokes beguiled the whole committee within minutes.

beguile + someone (winning people over with charm)

The salesman beguiled Lisa into buying a car she could not really afford.

beguile + someone + into + -ing (charm leading to a bad choice)

同義詞
  • charm

    neutral; pleasing someone without any sense of trickery

  • captivate

    to hold someone's attention completely, with no deceptive edge

  • deceive

    stresses the lie itself, missing 'beguile's charming surface

反義詞
  • repel

    to push someone away rather than draw them in

文法句型

beguile + someone

beguile + someone + into + -ing

用法筆記

Often passive ('be beguiled by') and frequently carries a hint of deception — the charmer wins trust in order to mislead. Distinguish from plain 'charm', which need not imply any trick.

常見錯誤

❌The teacher beguiled the lesson clearly.
✅The teacher beguiled the students with funny stories.
💡'beguile' takes a person as its object, not an action or thing you explain.
❌He beguiled to join the club.
✅He beguiled her into joining the club.
💡use 'beguile someone into doing something', not a bare to-infinitive.