winkle
n
= periwinkle 2. winkle, v (phr v) winkle sb/sth out (of sth) (infml 口) get sb/sth out (of a place) slowly and with difficulty缓慢而费力地把某人[某物](从某处)弄出
The children were finally all winkled out of their hiding places. 最後总算把孩子从躲藏的地方都找了出来. winkle sth out (of sb) (infml 口) obtain information, etc from sb with difficulty 费力地从某人处得到信息
She's very clever at winkling secrets out of people. 她很会从别人那里探听到秘密.
🗣️ 情景例句
And this is Shirley and Nicole.
这是 Shirley和 Nicole。
We'll have a soap opera series on TV this week.
这周末我们会在电视上看到一系列肥皂剧。
Fortunately, nothing was found and five hours later we were able to take off again.