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A weasel is a small animal with brown fur.
鼬鼠是一种小动物，它的毛是褐色的。
But weasel is also used to describe a person you cannot trust.
但是鼬鼠也可以用来指 你不能信任的人。
Weasel Out of [Something]...
逃避做某事
Our work trip is coming up next week. Oh, I’m actually not going.
下周我们就要出差了。啊，其实我不去了。
What? But the boss said everyone has to go! How did you weasel out of it?
什么？但是老板说了大家都得去的！你是怎么摆脱我们不去出差的？
I told the boss that my 102 year old great-aunt is coming to town that weekend...
我跟老板说我102岁的姑姥姥下周要来镇上。。。
If you “weasel out of something,”you avoid doing something, usually by lying or persuading someone in a clever way.
如果你“逃避某件事”， 就是你避免去做某事，通常情况下你是靠撒谎或者用巧妙的方法劝说别人。
The word “weasel” acts like a verb in this expression.
在这个表达中，“weasel（鼬鼠）” 可以当作动词来看。
Jonathan probably weaseled out of going on the work trip by lying to his boss.
乔纳森避免去出差 很可能是因为他向老板撒谎了。
And that’s English in a Minute!
以上就是今天的《一分钟英语》栏目！
