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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
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Collins English-English Dictionary
- deceive [dɪ'siːv]
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1.
vt.
[tr]
to mislead by deliberate misrepresentation or lies
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2.
vt.
to delude (oneself)
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3.
vt.
to be unfaithful to (one's sexual partner)
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4.
vt.
[archaic]
to disappoint
- his hopes were deceived
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5.
vt.
[Etymology]
C13: from Old French deceivre, from Latin d
e cipere to ensnare, cheat, from capere to take
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1.
vt.
[tr]
to mislead by deliberate misrepresentation or lies
Examples
- to deceive sb into doing sth
- 骗某人去做某事 → deceive
- to deceive o.s.
- 自欺 → deceive
- his wholesome image was a curve ball thrown to deceive the public → curve ball
- ``take in'' meaning ``deceive'' is a phrasal verb → phrasal verb
- 制造谎言欺骗公众
- fabricate lies to deceive the public → 公众
- 我哪能诓你?
- How could I deceive you? → 诓
- 欺上蒙下
- deceive one's superiors and dupe one's subordinates → 蒙
- 这只能欺骗那些不明真相的人。
- This can only deceive those who do not know the truth. or This can only mislead those who are not aware of the facts. → 欺骗
- 即使是小孩子, 我们也不该欺哄他。
- Even if he is a kid, we shouldn't deceive him. → 欺哄
- 你就别妖言惑众了, 弄得人心惶惶 。
- Don't spread fallacies to deceive people. It is making everyone feel jittery. → 妖言惑众
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