单词	gullible
释义	gulliblegul‧li‧ble /ˈɡʌləbəl/ adjective Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES a group of gullible tourists He seemed to treat me as if I were a gullible schoolgirl. How can you be so gullible! He not really French. It's easy to blame the public for being gullible enough to buy dieting products, but it's the companies who sell them who should take responsibility. She was described by her neighbors as a sweet but gullible woman who allowed the man to live in her house as a source of extra money. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS And Bill Holroyd was already showing himself to be pretty gullible, so it's in character. Having won their votes from the gullible, as well as the dedicated, the republicans now show their utter contempt for democracy. He felt gullible, patronized, bamboozled. He had never seen her like this before, gullible and giggly, at times even shy and blushing. He is resistant to change, gullible and easily led. It has a cult-like following with the potential to exploit gullible people and reinforce obsessional behaviour. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorto believe something that is not true► swallow to believe a story, explanation etc that is not actually true, in a way that makes people think you are stupid: · You mean to tell me you swallowed a story like that?· Her explanation of where the money went is a little hard to swallow.swallow something whole (=completely believe it): · The company has been telling lies for years, but local media has swallowed them whole. ► fall for to believe something that is not true, that someone tells you to trick you: · They told me I'd earn over a thousand dollars a week and I fell for it.· She should know better than to fall for that old excuse. ► be taken in to believe that someone is telling the truth, when in fact they are lying in order to trick you: · He told me that it was a genuine diamond, and I was completely taken in.be taken in by: · Don't be taken in by products claiming to make you lose weight quickly. ► gullible too willing to believe what other people tell you, so that it is easy to cheat you: · How can you be so gullible! He's not really French.· He seemed to treat me as if I were a gullible schoolgirl. ► hook, line, and sinker if you believe something hook, line, and sinker , you believe it completely even though it is so silly that it could not possibly be true: · What an idiot! He believed the whole story hook, line, and sinker!· The people seem to have swallowed the government's promises hook, line, and sinker. too easily persuaded by other people► be a pushover someone who is a pushover is very easy to persuade, and you can get them to do what you want them to do: · She's a kind and gentle person, but she's no pushover. ► be a soft touch to be someone who can be easily persuaded to give someone what they want, especially because you are too kind and sympathetic: · It's important that the kids don't think the teacher is a soft touch. ► naïve someone who is naïve is so young or inexperienced that they are likely to be easily persuaded to believe something: · I was so naïve - I believed everything the army told me about my husband's death.· She's either stupid or naïve if she thinks he really cares about her. ► gullible easily persuaded or tricked into believing that something is true: · It's easy to blame the public for being gullible enough to buy dieting products, but it's the companies who sell them who should take responsibility.· She was described by her neighbors as a sweet but gullible woman who allowed the man to live in her house as a source of extra money. ► impressionable someone who is impressionable , especially a young person, is easily influenced and can easily be persuaded to do things or to change their opinions: · Unfortunately, the show's message to millions of impressionable teens is that it's OK to take drugs.at an impressionable age (=when you are young and impressionable): · I've always wanted to do martial arts - maybe I saw too many Jackie Chan movies at an impressionable age. ► easily-led British someone who is easily-led does not have a strong character and can easily be persuaded to do things, even things that are wrong: · She's young and rather easily-led.· My son's rather easily-led and tends to get in with the wrong crowd at school. too ready to believe what other people tell you, so that you are easily tricked:  Plastic replicas of the Greek pottery are sold to gullible tourists.—gullibility /ˌɡʌləˈbɪləti/ noun [uncountable]
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