weasel

['wi:zl]

n.鼬鼠, 黄鼠狼, 狡猾的人
v.逃避, 推诿

例句与用法：

The stock-brokers did not corner Mr Barber as they purposed; you don't catch a weasel asleep.

股票经纪人没按原来的打算把巴伯先生逼入绝境，你不可攻其不备。

Weasel lives mainly on rats and rabbits.

黄鼠狼主要以老鼠和兔子为食。

Their boss escaped to weasel out of his responsibility.

他们的老板为逃避责任溜走了。

词形变化：

动词过去式: weaseled/weaselled | 动词过去分词: weaseled/weaselled | 动词现在分词: weaseling/weaselling | 动词第三人称单数: weasels/weasels |

详细释义：

n.

1. 鼬鼠, 黄鼠狼

2. 狡猾的人, 奸刁的人

vi.

1. 逃避; 推诿; 退出[(+out)]

They tried to weasel out of the predicament.

他们试图摆脱这种困境。

2. 【美】(故意)含糊其辞

短语词组：

weasel out

1. 推诿; 逃避责任

They used an excuse to weasel out of the job.

他们找了个借口推脱掉这项差事。