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单词 deceive
释义 deceive
deceive /dɪˈsiːv/ verb [T] ↑Verb Endings for deceive
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B2 to persuade someone that something false is the truth, or to keep the truth hidden from someone for your own advantage:
» The company deceived customers by selling old computers as new ones.» The sound of the door closing deceived me into thinking they had gone out. SYNONYM TRICK(Cf. ↑trick) verbThesaurus+: ↑Cheating and tricking , ↑Plotting and trapping
deceive yourself
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F0 to refuse to accept the truth:
» She thinks he'll come back, but she's deceiving herself.Thesaurus+: ↑Refusing and rejectingdeceiver /-ˈsiː.vər/ aep /-ˈsiː.vɚ/ noun [C]
F0 someone who deceives peopleThesaurus+: ↑Dishonest people , ↑Lies, lying and hypocrisy , ↑Cheating and trickingWord Builder:Nouns: deceit, deception, deceiverAdjectives: deceitful, deceptiveVerbs: deceiveAdverbs: deceptively
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Extra Examples:» Anyway, I can't deceive him - it's against all my principles.» He repudiated the allegation that he had tried to deceive them.» I suspect these statistics flatter to deceive.» What really angered her was the dirty underhand way they had deceived her.» They deceived us into thinking they would come back later with our money.
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