单词 | con |
释义 | con 1. n. & v. sl. --n a confidence trick. --vtr. (conned, conning) swindle; deceive (conned him into thinking he had won). Phrases and idioms con man = confidence man. Etymology: abbr. 2. n., prep., & adv. --n (usu. in pl.) a reason against. --prep & adv. against (cf. pro(2)). Etymology: L contra against 3. n. sl. a convict. Etymology: abbr. 4. v.tr. (US conn) (conned, conning) Naut. direct the steering of (a ship). Etymology: app. weakened form of obs. cond, condie, f. F conduire f. L conducere conduct 5. v.tr. (conned, conning) archaic (often foll. by over) study, learn by heart (conned his part well). Etymology: ME cunn-, con, forms of can(1) |
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