他在拍卖会结束时巧妙地低价买到了那幅画。

He cleverly snaffled the painting at a bargain price when the auction was ending.

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He cleverly snaffled the painting at a bargain price when the auction was ending.

snaffled 是动词 snaffle 的过去式。snaffle 原指"偷偷拿走",在俚语中引申为"以低价或巧妙方式获得某物",常带有"占便宜"的意味。这个词源自马具中的"snaffle bit"(马嚼子),比喻像控制马匹一样巧妙地获取物品。

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