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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++fi·na·gle /fəˈneɪɡəl/ verb [transitive] American English informal  GETto obtain something that is difficult to get by using unusual or unfair methods 用欺诈手段得到;耍花招弄到 How he finagled four front row seats to the game I’ll never know. 他是怎样骗到比赛的四张前排票子的,我永远不会知道。finagling noun [uncountable]→ See Verb tableOrigin finagle (1900-2000) fainaigue to cheat
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finagle
finagle /fəˈneɪɡəl, fɪˈneɪɡəl/ verb [transitive] American English informal
 Date: 1900-2000
 Origin: fainaigue 'to cheat'
to obtain something that is difficult to get by using unusual or unfair methods:
    How he finagled four front row seats to the game I’ll never know.
—finagling noun [uncountable]


fin·agleBrE /fɪˈneɪɡl/ 🔊NAmE /fɪˈneɪɡl/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they finagle BrE /fɪˈneɪɡl/ 🔊 NAmE /fɪˈneɪɡl/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it finagles BrE /fɪˈneɪɡlz/ 🔊 NAmE /fɪˈneɪɡlz/ 🔊past simple finagled BrE /fɪˈneɪɡld/ 🔊 NAmE /fɪˈneɪɡld/ 🔊past participle finagled BrE /fɪˈneɪɡld/ 🔊 NAmE /fɪˈneɪɡld/ 🔊 -ing form finagling BrE /fɪˈneɪɡlɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /fɪˈneɪɡlɪŋ/ 🔊 [transitive, intransitive] ~ (sth) (informal, especially NAmE) to behave dishonestly or to obtain sth dishonestly 欺诈;骗取He finagled some tickets for tonight's big game. 他骗到了几张今晚大赛的门票。🔊🔊