vt. 诱骗

Beguile \Be*guile"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beguiled}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Beguiling}.]
1. To delude by guile, artifice, or craft; to deceive or
impose on, as by a false statement; to lure.

The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat. --Gen. iii.
13.

2. To elude, or evade by craft; to foil. [Obs.]

When misery could beguile the tyrant's rage. --Shak.

3. To cause the time of to pass without notice; to relieve
the tedium or weariness of; to while away; to divert.

Ballads . . . to beguile his incessant wayfaring.
--W. Irving.

Syn: To delude; deceive; cheat; insnare; mislead; amuse;
divert; entertain.