cheat
verbVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they cheat | |
| he / she / it cheats | |
| past simple cheated | |
| past participle cheated | |
| -ing form cheating |
- [transitive]
to trick somebody or make them believe something that is not true 欺骗；蒙骗 - cheat somebody/something
She is accused of attempting to cheat the taxman. 她被指控企图蒙骗税务员。 We will crack down on people who try to cheat the system. 我们将打击试图欺骗系统的人。 Many people feel cheated by the election process. 很多人觉得被选举过程欺骗了。 - cheat somebody out of something
He cheated investors out of billions of dollars. 他骗走了投资者数十亿美元。
Synonyms cheatcheat- fool
- deceive
- betray
- take in
- trick
- con
- 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。
- 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。
- 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.
- 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
Extra ExamplesCustomers were cheated by unscrupulous retailers. 顾客被无良零售商欺骗。 Many people felt cheated by the government's refusal to hold another referendum. 许多人觉得政府拒绝再举行一次全民公决被欺骗了。
- cheat somebody/something
- [intransitive] cheat (at something)
to act in a dishonest way in order to gain an advantage, especially in a game, a competition, an exam, etc. （尤指在游戏、比赛、考试等中）作弊，舞弊 He cheats at cards. 他玩牌爱作弊。 - (British English)
Have you ever cheated in an exam? 你曾经在考试中作弊吗？ - (North American English)
Have you ever cheated on an exam? 你曾经考试作弊吗？ You're not allowed to look at the answers—that's cheating. 你们不许看答案，那是作弊。 Anyone caught cheating will be automatically disqualified from the examination. 任何被发现作弊的人都将被自动取消考试资格。 Why would anyone want to lie or cheat? 为什么会有人想撒谎或者出轨？
- [intransitive] cheat (on somebody)
(of somebody who is married or who has a regular sexual partner 已婚或有固定性伴侣的人 to have a secret sexual relationship with somebody else 与他人有秘密性关系；对某人不忠（或不贞） He’s cheating on his wife. 他在欺骗他的妻子。
Word Originlate Middle English: shortening of escheat (the original sense) ‘land that is given back to the state or the lord if the owner dies without legal heirs’.
Idioms
cheat death
(often used in newspapers 常用于报章 to survive in a situation where you could have died 死里逃生；幸免于难