To get someone to do something, or to give you something, by being sweet to them — soft voice, compliments, a bit of charm you do not really mean. The speaker who uses this word disapproves. Calling it wheedling says: that person was not honest, they were working on someone. It is a gentle, patient kind of pressure, not shouting or threatening.

To get someone to do something是要讓一個人做某件事， or to give you something或給你某個東西， by being sweet to them靠對他們甜言蜜語—— soft voice溫柔的聲音， compliments讚美的話， a bit of charm you do not really mean一點點你其實不是真心的魅力。 The speaker who uses this word用這個字的人 disapproves是不認同的。 Calling it wheedling說一個人在wheedling says意思是說： that person was not honest那個人不老實， they were working on someone他們是在「操作」某個人。 It is a gentle, patient kind of pressure它是一種溫和、有耐心的壓力， not shouting or threatening不是用吼的或用威脅的。

A child who wants ice cream and keeps saying "but you're the best mum" is wheedling. A salesman who flatters you until you sign is wheedling.

A child who wants ice cream一個想吃冰淇淋的小孩 and keeps saying一直說 "but you're the best mum"「可是媽媽你最好了」 is wheedling就是在wheedle。 A salesman who flatters you一個一直奉承你的業務員 until you sign直到你簽名為止 is wheedling也是在wheedle。

Watch the grammar, because it has favourite patterns. You wheedle a person INTO doing something: "she wheedled him into lending her the car." You wheedle a thing OUT OF a person: "he wheedled fifty dollars out of his brother." It can also stand alone: "stop wheedling." And there is a common adjective, "a wheedling voice" — that thin, sugary, pleading tone.

Watch the grammar要注意文法， because it has favourite patterns因為它有固定的搭配模式。 You wheedle a person INTO doing something你wheedle一個人INTO做某件事： "she wheedled him into lending her the car"「她軟磨硬泡地讓他把車借給她」。 You wheedle a thing OUT OF a person你也可以wheedle一樣東西OUT OF一個人： "he wheedled fifty dollars out of his brother"「他從哥哥那裡哄到了五十塊」。 It can also stand alone它也可以單獨用： "stop wheedling"「stop wheedling（別再軟磨硬泡了）」。 And there is a common adjective還有一個常見的形容詞， "a wheedling voice"「a wheedling voice」— that thin, sugary, pleading tone就是那種尖細、甜膩、哀求的語氣。

It is not a common everyday word; it belongs more to writing and to stories than to daily conversation, and it sounds a little old-fashioned. Its plainer neighbours are "sweet-talk," "coax," and "talk someone into." "Coax" is the kind one — you coax a frightened cat out from under a bed, and nobody thinks badly of you.

It is not a common everyday word它不是常見的日常字； it belongs more to writing and to stories它比較常出現在寫作和故事裡 than to daily conversation而不是日常對話， and it sounds a little old-fashioned而且聽起來有點過時。 Its plainer neighbours are它比較平實的近義字有 "sweet-talk," "coax," and "talk someone into"「sweet-talk」「coax」「talk someone into」。 "Coax" is the kind one「coax」是比較中性、溫和的那個—— you coax a frightened cat out from under a bed你coax一隻怕生的貓從床底下出來， and nobody thinks badly of you沒有人會覺得你在耍手段。

"Wheedle" always has that shadow on it. There is also a rare noun meaning the act of wheedling, but you will hardly ever meet it.

"Wheedle" always has that shadow on it「wheedle」身上永遠帶著那層陰影。 There is also a rare noun還有一個少見的名詞用法 meaning the act of wheedling指「軟磨硬泡」這個行為本身， but you will hardly ever meet it但你幾乎不會遇到它。