to angle for sth
+ job, promotion谋求;+ compliments, sympathy博取;博得
He knows me well enough to be sure I wasn't angling for a job.他很了解我, 确信我不是要谋取职位。
I am sure she was angling for compliments.我确信她在博取人家的赞美。
It sounds as if he's just angling for sympathy.听起来他似乎不过是在博取同情。