weasel
Word family nounweasellerweaseladjectiveweaselly
wea·sel1 /ˈwiːzəl/ noun [countableC] weasel2 verb (weaselled, weaselling British EnglishBrE, weaseled, weaseling American EnglishAmE) 1 weasel out phrasal verbphr v informalAVOID to avoid doing something you should do by using clever or dishonest excuses 逃避〔责任〕,〔狡猾地〕逃脱 of He’s now in court trying to weasel out of $25 million in debts. 他现在正在法庭上,试图逃避2,500万美元的债务。
Origin weasel1 Old English weosule