beguile

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  • begyle (自中古英语时期到16世纪)

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源自中古英語 begilenbegylen,等价于be- +‎ guile。对比中古荷蘭語 begilen (欺骗)bewile同源對似詞

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beguile (第三人稱單數簡單現在時 beguiles,現在分詞 beguiling,一般過去時及過去分詞 beguiled)

  1. (及物) 欺骗哄骗
  2. (及物) 吸引迷住,使...陶醉
    • 1864 November 21, Abraham Lincoln (signed) or John Hay, letter to Mrs. Bixby in Boston
      I feel how weak and fruitless must be any words of mine which should attempt to beguile you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming.
    I will never touch The Orb, even though its mysterious glow seduces and beguiles
    (請為本使用例添加中文翻譯)
  3. (及物) (因快乐等)让...过的更快 时间
    We beguiled the hours away
    我们在欢乐中很快度过了好几个小时。
    • Template:RQ:Conrad Heart of Darkness
    • 1911, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough, 卷 11,頁號 241:
      They beguile the tedium of this enforced leisure by weaving baskets and playing on certain sacred flutes.
      (請為本引文添加中文翻譯)

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