beguile
beguile — 動詞
- 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
誘騙;哄誘
以魅力或好感使人喜歡或聽從,常帶欺騙意味
to make someone like you or do what you want by being charming or pleasant, often as a way to fool them
Stefan's warm smile and easy jokes beguiled the whole committee within minutes.
Stefan 溫暖的笑容和輕鬆的玩笑,幾分鐘內就把整個委員會哄得服服貼貼。
beguile + someone (winning people over with charm)
The salesman beguiled Lisa into buying a car she could not really afford.
那名業務員花言巧語,誘騙 Lisa 買下一輛她其實負擔不起的車。
beguile + someone + into + -ing (charm leading to a bad choice)
Owen was beguiled by the soft voice of the stranger at the gate.
Owen 被門口陌生人那柔和的聲音給哄住了。
The old storyteller beguiled the children with tales of dragons and lost cities.
年邁的說書人用龍與失落古城的故事,把孩子們迷得入神。
Her gentle manner beguiled the guards, so nobody noticed Adina slip past the door.
她溫柔的舉止哄住了守衛,所以沒人發現 Adina 從門邊溜了過去。
- 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.