Definition
to obtain or locate something or someone with considerable effort
設法搜尋到；費勁地找出
After hours of searching, the police finally managed to winkle out the missing man from the forest. Surely, they put in considerable effort to find him.
經過數小時的搜索，警方終於設法從森林中找到了失蹤的男子。毫無疑問，他們付出了相當大的努力來找到他。
If you want to know her secret, you’ll need to put in some effort to winkle the information out of her.
如果你想知道她的秘密，你需要費一番功夫從她口中套出信息。
His job is to winkle out the clients' needs, which often requires patience and skill.
他的工作是設法找出客戶的需求，這通常需要耐心和技巧。