beguile

IPA/bɪˈɡaɪl/
KK[bɪɡˈaɪl]IPA/bɪˈɡaɪl/

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

1.動詞及物C2
釋義

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

例句

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)

常見搭配
  • beguile into
  • easily beguiled
  • beguiled by charm
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.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • beguile an audience
  • beguile a crowd

副詞搭配

  • completely beguiled
  • easily beguiled

常用片語

  • beguile someone with charm

介系詞搭配

  • beguiled by
  • beguile into