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  • Conjugation : past  deceived ; ing  deceiving
  • Derivatives : n  deceiver ; adj  deceivable ; adv  deceivingly
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

deceive [dɪ'siːv]
  1. 1. vt. (fool) 欺骗
    to deceive sb into doing sth
    某人去做某事
    to deceive o.s.
    自欺

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

deceive [dɪˈsiːv]
  1. 1. vi. 行骗撒谎
    He purposely deceived his friends and family.
    有意欺骗他的朋友家人
  2. 2. vt. 欺骗,使信以为真,使受骗上当
    She believed he would be the last person in the world to deceive her.
    相信他是世界上最后一个蒙骗她的人。
    The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house.
    保险公司骗我说我的房子也在受保范围内。

Collins English-English Dictionary

deceive [dɪ'siːv]
  1. 1. vt. [tr] to mislead by deliberate misrepresentation or lies
  2. 2. vt. to delude (oneself)
  3. 3. vt. to be unfaithful to (one's sexual partner)
  4. 4. vt. [Archaic] to disappoint
    his hopes were deceived
  5. 5. vt. [Etymology] C13: from Old French deceivre, from Latin decipere to ensnare, cheat, from capere to take

Examples

to deceive o.s.
自欺
She believed he would be the last person in the world to deceive her.
她相信他是世界上最后一个蒙骗她的人。
He'd been fool enough to let Gordon deceive him.
他竟然傻得让戈登骗了。
He could equally well be trying to deceive us.
他同样很可能欺骗我们。
his wholesome image was a curve ball thrown to deceive the public
``take in'' meaning ``deceive'' is a phrasal verb
制造谎言欺骗公众
fabricate lies to deceive the public
我哪能诓你?
How could I deceive you?

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