wheedle
v (derog 贬)
(a) [I, Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sth (out of sb) obtain sth by being pleasant to or flattering sb (用讨好或奉承某人的手法)获得某事物
a wheedling tone of voice 哄骗的腔调
She wheedled the money out of her father. 她哄她父亲给她些钱.
He wheedled his way into the building, ie got into it by wheedling. 他靠花言巧语混进了那所楼房.
(b) [Tn.pr] ~ sb into doing sth persuade sb to do sth by being pleasant to or flattering him 用讨好或奉承的手法劝诱某人做某事
The children wheedled me into letting them go to the film. 孩子们把我哄得同意让他们去看电影了.