| 单词 | deceive |
| 释义 | de·ceive transitive verb 1. archaic < he it was whose guile … deceived the mother of mankind — John Milton > 2. a. obsolete < you have deceived our trust — Shakespeare > b. archaic < nor are my hopes deceived — John Dryden > 3. obsolete < deceived me of a good sum of money — William Oldys > 4. < when we're young we can be very easily deceived — George Meredith > 5. archaic < these occupations oftentimes deceived the listless hour — William Wordsworth > intransitive verb < his stunning technique that baffles and deceives — Eva M. Neumeyer > Synonyms: < it is a pity to make him the dupe of his more intelligent partner. If he is deceived, he has a way of getting his revenge — S.M.Crothers > < disguised Communists trying to deceive the ignorant natives — Americas > mislead indicates a causing to fall into error of some sort, intentionally or not < I think it was Thrasyllus who tricked her into believing that she was meant. Thrasyllus never told lies but he loved misleading people — Robert Graves > < to mislead spies, Love and his squad pretended they were on their way to Los Angeles, but at night doubled back to the arroyo, where they surprised Murrieta and his gang — American Guide Series: California > delude implies a complete misleading or deceiving so that one remains a fool, dupe, or victim < did he, did all the people who said they didn't mind things, know that they really did? Or were they indeed deluded? — Rose Macaulay > < scientists do little to discourage this view, and, indeed, many of them are quite as deluded as most laymen are about the subject — M.F.A.Montagu > beguile indicates deceiving or deluding one by subtle allure and wiling one into abandoning doubts or defenses < marshlights to beguile mankind from tangible goods and immediate fruitions — Lewis Mumford > < the unique power by which Shakespeare compels ‘faith in the emotions expressed’ and beguiles Bradley and company into their absurdities — F.R.Leavis > betray indicates treacherously or deceitfully leading into enemy hands or into danger or difficulty < the fact that he had betrayed his daughter into an ugly position gnawed at his consciousness — Sherwood Anderson > double-cross applies to deceiving or betraying a friend, partner, or accomplice < De Valera charged that his own trusted negotiators had double-crossed him by signing an agreement to take the detested oath of loyalty to the British king without consulting him — Paul Blanshard > < they double-crossed the Pasha of Marrakesh, and ordered him to call off the revolt they had inspired — New Statesman & Nation > |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含332784条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。