con

noun

/kɒn/

/kɑːn/

(informal)Idioms

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[singular] a trick; an act of cheating somebody诡计；骗局；欺骗
- The so-called bargain was just a big con!这种所谓的减价优惠只不过是个大骗局！
- (British English) a con trick骗人的花招
- (North American English) a con game骗局
- He's a real con artist (= a person who regularly cheats others).他真是个行骗老手。
compare confidence trick see also conman, mod con
Extra Examples
- The scheme was all a big con.这个计划完全是个大骗局。
- It was all one big con trick.全是骗人的花招。
Topics Crime and punishmentc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- big
con + noun
- game
- trick
- artist
- …
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[countable] a convict (= a person who has been found guilty of a crime and sent to prison)缺点：定罪的人
- Look, I'm an officer, and cons don't speak to me like that, okay?听着，我是个军官，犯人不会那样跟我说话，好吗？

Word Originnoun sense 1 late 19th cent. (originally US): abbreviation of confidence, as in confidence trick. noun sense 2 late 19th cent.: abbreviation.

Idioms

the pros and cons

the advantages and disadvantages of something事物的利与弊；支持与反对
- We weighed up the pros and cons.我们权衡了利弊得失。

con

verb

/kɒn/

/kɑːn/

(informal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they con	/kɒn/ /kɑːn/
he / she / it cons	/kɒnz/ /kɑːnz/
past simple conned	/kɒnd/ /kɑːnd/
past participle conned	/kɒnd/ /kɑːnd/
-ing form conning	/ˈkɒnɪŋ/ /ˈkɑːnɪŋ/

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to trick somebody, especially in order to get money from them or persuade them to do something for you（尤指为钱财或使人为自己做某事而）欺骗，哄骗，诈骗
- con somebody (into doing something) I was conned into buying a useless car.我上当受骗买了辆不能用的汽车。
- con somebody (out of something) They had been conned out of £100 000.他们被骗走了 10 万英镑。
- con your way into something He conned his way into the job using false references.他用假的推荐信骗取了那份工作。
Synonyms cheat
cheat
- fool
- deceive
- betray
- take in
- trick
- con
These words all mean to make somebody believe something that is not true, especially in order to get what you want.
- cheat to make somebody believe something that is not true, in order to get money or something else from them:
  She is accused of attempting to cheat the taxman.她被指控企图蒙骗税务员。
  He cheated his way into the job.他骗取了这份工作。
  Cheat also means to act in a dishonest way in order to gain an advantage, especially in a game, competition or exam: You’re not allowed to look at the answers— that’s cheating.
- fool to make somebody believe something that is not true, especially in order to laugh at them or to get what you want:
  Just don’t be fooled into investing any money with them.别上当受骗，同他们一起搞什么投资。
- deceive to make somebody believe something that is not true, especially somebody who trusts you, in order to get what you want:
  She deceived him into handing over all his savings.她把他所有的积蓄都骗走了。
- betray to hurt somebody who trusts you, especially by lying to or about them or telling their secrets to other people:
  She felt betrayed when she found out the truth about him.她发现他的真实情况时，感到受了欺骗。
- take somebody in [often passive] to make somebody believe something that is not true, usually in order to get what you want:
  I was taken in by her story.我被她的花言巧语蒙骗了。
- trick to make somebody believe something that is not true, especially in a clever way, in order to get what you want.
- con (informal) to make somebody believe something that is not true, especially in order to get money from them or get them to do something for you:
  They had been conned out of £100 000.他们被骗走了 10 万英镑。
which word?
- Many of these words involve making somebody believe something that is not true, but some of them are more disapproving than others. Deceive is probably the worst because people typically deceive friends, relations and others who know and trust them. People may feel cheated/betrayed by somebody in authority who they trusted to look after their interests. If somebody takes you in, they may do it by acting a part and using words and charm effectively. If somebody cheats/fools/tricks/cons you, they may get something from you and make you feel stupid. However, somebody might fool you just as a joke; and to trick somebody is sometimes seen as a clever thing to do, if the person being tricked is seen as a bad person who deserves it.
Patterns
- to cheat/fool/trick/con somebody out of something
- to cheat/fool/deceive/betray/trick/con somebody into doing something
- to feel cheated/fooled/deceived/betrayed/tricked/conned
- to fool/deceive yourself
- to cheat/trick/con your way into something
Topics Crime and punishmentc2
Word Originverb late 19th cent. (originally US): abbreviation of confidence, as in confidence trick.