Day25: 经济学人每日一词enlist

enlist

英 [ɪnˈlɪst] 美 [ɛnˈlɪst]

★释义

[verb] Engage (a person or their help or support)[动词] 使用/雇用（人或其帮助、支持）

★解读

我们在先前讲conscript一词时提到enlist这个词有（使）参军的意思，这里侧重讲的是它的另一个意思：让人帮助你或支持你做某件事。Enlist后面既可以直接接人（如例句），也可接the help/support of somebody。

★经济学人例句

① Confidants whom he allegedly tried to enlist to do his dirty work seem ultimately to have attempted to restrain him.据称他本来试图利用心腹来做不法勾当，这些人最终却似乎想要把他送进监狱。

② The traditional way to influence the governor of Georgia,insiders say,is to enlist the boss of the power company or a big bank.内幕人士称，影响佐治亚州州长的传统方法是让电力公司或大银行的老板帮忙。

★近义词

obtain,get,win