Beguile
Beguile 是一个很有魅力的动词。它既可以指恶意的欺诈,也可以指通过魅力让人陶醉(甚至忘记了时间)。
- He beguiled the audience with his smooth voice and clever jokes. (他用柔和的声音和巧妙的笑话使听众着迷。)
- She was beguiled into buying a useless insurance policy. (她被诱骗买了一份无用的保险。)
- They beguiled the long afternoon by playing cards. (他们通过打牌消磨了漫长的下午。)
- 前缀:
be-(使…) - 词根:
-guile-(诡计,欺诈)
记:be- (使) + guile (诡计)。用诡计使某人上当,或者用魅力吸引某人。
The siren’s song was said to beguile sailors and lead them to their doom. (据说海妖的歌声会诱骗水手,引向毁灭。)