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wrangle

/rang-guhl/US // ˈræŋ gəl //UK // (ˈræŋɡəl) //

争吵,争执,争辩,争论

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Definitions

v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    wran·gled, wran·gling.

    • : to argue or dispute, especially in a noisy or angry manner.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    wran·gled, wran·gling.

    • : to argue or dispute.
    • : to tend or round up.
    • : to obtain, often by contrivance or scheming; wangle: He wrangled a job through a friend.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a noisy or angry dispute; altercation.

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Examples

  • How did you wrangle Nicole Kidman for her hilarious cameo in the movie?

  • Kennedy hopes to wrangle some of her rocker-pals as guests, she says.

  • Tens of millions of others watch their sports heroes wrangle on court, field, rink and racetrack.

  • As Congress continues to wrangle over whether to fund the government, the midnight deadline is quickly approaching.

  • There are celebrity judges to wrangle and emotionally wrecked contestants to coax coherent interviews from.

  • The outcome of the wrangle was a purely personal accommodation of an essentially momentary character.

  • But they only had enough saddle-stock along t' wrangle the bulls—an' I took three uh the best they had.

  • Now if there was anything the good-natured Roly hated, it was to wrangle over a paltry matter like that.

  • Thus was inaugurated a long, disgraceful wrangle that did not cease while life lasted.

  • He did: that is to say, he was worried and hurried to have the wrangle settled and Charlotte at Aminta's feet.