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beguile 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Verb
/biˈgīl/,
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beguiled, past participle; beguiled, past tense; beguiling, present participle; beguiles, 3rd person singular present;
  1. Charm or enchant (someone), sometimes in a deceptive way
    • - every prominent American artist has been beguiled by Maine
    • - a beguiling smile
  2. Trick (someone) into doing something
    • - they were beguiled into signing a peace treaty
  3. Help (time) pass pleasantly
    • - to beguile some of the time they went to the movie theater
  1. juggle: influence by slyness
  2. capture: attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts"
  3. (beguiled) filled with wonder and delight
  4. (beguiling) alluring: highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire; "an alluring prospect"; "her alluring smile"; "the voice was low and beguiling"; "difficult to say no to an enticing advertisement"; "a tempting invitation"
  5. (beguiling) misleading by means of pleasant or alluring methods; "taken in by beguiling tales of overnight fortunes"
  6. Deception, beguilement, deceit, bluff, mystification, and subterfuge are acts to propagate beliefs that are not true, or not the whole truth (as in half-truths or omission). Deception can involve dissimulation, propaganda, sleight of hand. It can employ distraction, camouflage or concealment. ...
  7. (The Beguiled) The Beguiled (1971) is a drama film directed by Don Siegel, starring Clint Eastwood and Geraldine Page. The script was written by Albert Maltz and is based on the 1966 Southern Gothic novel written by Thomas Cullinan, originally titled A Painted Devil.
  8. To deceive or delude (using guile); To charm, delight or captivate
  9. (beguiling) A beguilement; That beguiles or beguile
  10. (V) -to influence by trickery, flattery, etc.; mislead; delude.