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单词 hoodwink
释义
hoodwinkhood‧wink /ˈhʊdˌwɪŋk/ verb [transitive + into] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINhoodwink
Origin:
1600-1700 hoodwink ‘to cover the eyes with a hood’ (16-19 centuries), from hood + wink
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
hoodwink
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theyhoodwink
he, she, ithoodwinks
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhoodwinked
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave hoodwinked
he, she, ithas hoodwinked
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad hoodwinked
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill hoodwink
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have hoodwinked
Continuous Form
PresentIam hoodwinking
he, she, itis hoodwinking
you, we, theyare hoodwinking
PastI, he, she, itwas hoodwinking
you, we, theywere hoodwinking
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been hoodwinking
he, she, ithas been hoodwinking
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been hoodwinking
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be hoodwinking
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been hoodwinking
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • But don't be hoodwinked into thinking that gifts and other offerings are the way to bring lasting happiness.
  • Could we have been hoodwinked all the way?
  • Does anyone else around here think we were hoodwinked on this deal?
  • He'd been exploited, hoodwinked, lied to.
  • He says they've been hoodwinked and the noise is an intrusion on their lives.
  • On board ship he invariably tried to hoodwink other people, even a cabin boy, into paying for his sherry.
  • She had been hoodwinked into spending money on a product that she can not, eco-soundly, use.
  • Some one should hoodwink Hick into thinking it's a one-day game.
to trick someone in a clever way so that you can get an advantage for yourself SYN  con
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