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单词 bamboozle
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
bam•boo•zle /bæmˈbuzəl/USA pronunciation   v. [ + obj], -zled, -zling. 
  1. to trick, deceive, or mislead (someone):It's easy to bamboozle a gullible person.[ + obj + into]:She bamboozled her boss into giving her the day off.[ + obj + out of]:They bamboozled the alcoholic out of his wallet.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
bam•boo•zle  (bam bo̅o̅zəl),USA pronunciation v., -zled, -zling. 
v.t. 
  1. to deceive or get the better of (someone) by trickery, flattery, or the like;
    humbug;
    hoodwink (often fol. by into):They bamboozled us into joining the club.
  2. to perplex;
    mystify.

v.i. 
  1. to practice trickery, deception, cozenage, or the like.
  • origin, originally uncertain 1695–1705
bam•boozle•ment, n. 
bam•boozler, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged gyp, dupe, trick, cheat, swindle.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
bamboozle /bæmˈbuːzəl/ vb (transitive) informal
  1. to cheat; mislead
  2. to confuse
Etymology: 18th Century: of unknown origin

bamˈboozler n bamˈboozlement n
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