| 单词 | bilk |
| 释义 | bilk (once / 17828 pages) 1v 2v 3v Ever paid a restaurant bill only to discover they charged you for stuff you never had? What they did was bilk you — cheat you out of money that was justly yours. Shady companies are forever bilking their investors. To bilk someone is slightly different from plain robbing them, though the effect is the same; it implies a non-violent, subtle and devious method masquerading as legitimate. Bernie Madoff, the Ponzi scheme king, was a classic bilker. On a more enjoyable note, one of the greatest bilkers in TV history was the appropriately named Sergeant Bilko, played by the comedian Phil Silvers. His eternal card games, promotions and get-rich-quick schemes were all designed to part some poor sucker from their cash. Watch and learn from the master. WORD FAMILYbilk: bilked, bilking, bilks USAGE EXAMPLESFor five years, he corresponded with Madoff, who is serving a 150-year sentence for bilking billions of dollars from investors. Washington Post(Dec 09, 2016) One of his lawyers said the woman engaged in a scheme to bilk him of millions of dollars and lied about their relationship. Washington Times(Nov 03, 2016) It’s a tax dodge, and we’re really bilking the public. New York Times(Oct 28, 2016) 1 1v cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money Hyper cheat, chisel, rip off deprive somebody of something by deceit 2v evade payment to 2He bilked his creditors Hyper deprive keep from having, keeping, or obtaining v escape, either physically or mentally 3Syn|Hyper elude, evade break loose, escape, get away run away from confinement v hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of Syn|Hypo|Hyper baffle, cross, foil, frustrate, queer, scotch, spoil, thwart disappoint, let down fail to meet the hopes or expectations of dashdestroy or break short-circuithamper the progress of; impede ruindestroy or cause to fail betray, faildisappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake come short, fall shortfail to meet (expectations or standards) disenchant, disillusionfree from enchantment undocause the ruin or downfall of breakcause the failure or ruin of shipwreckruin utterly forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent keep from happening or arising; make impossible |
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