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词汇 hoodwink
释义 hoodwink
verb[ T ]
uk /ˈhʊd.wɪŋk/ us /ˈhʊd.wɪŋk/
to deceive or trick someone: 欺骗
hoodwink someone into doing somethingHe hoodwinked us into agreeing.他骗得了我们的同意。
Synonym
bamboozleinformal
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Cheating & tricking
anti-fraud
bad faith
bamboozle
bilk
blackmail
deceive
diddle
feint
flannel
funny business
game-fixing
grift
grifter
gull
gyp
prankster
pretext
pretextual
pull
pull a fast oneidiom

hoodwink | American Dictionary


hoodwink
verb[ T ]
us/ˈhʊdˌwɪŋk/
to deceive or trick someone:
We were hoodwinked into believing that we had won a lot of money.

Examples of hoodwink


hoodwink
Who exactly expresses this desire to be hoodwinked?
That is how we were treated, and, therefore, the men are forewarned and forearmed, and they are not now going to be hoodwinked.
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The great federalist strategy is under way, to hoodwink the peoples!
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Nor will they deal sensibly with the problem of traffic congestion, a matter over which they have hoodwinked the public.
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It may have been hoodwinked; it probably was hoodwinked.
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Some here may think we are being deceived and hoodwinked, and by being deceived ourselves are deceiving others.
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I believe that it is offensive also to members of the committee to suggest that we are liable to be hoodwinked by politically motivated staff.
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Instead, it carried out its normal policy of hoodwinking the public.
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We must bear it in mind that many of us are being hoodwinked.
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I would much rather see those in need given straight monetary add than be confused and hoodwinked by a false price.
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That is exactly the situation and it is an attempt really to hoodwink the public.
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I hope that they will deal with cause and effect and not try to hoodwink the public.
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We are not trying to produce an elaborate means of hoodwinking the commission, drawing the wool over its eyes or doing a sweetheart deal.
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We intend to ensure that gas consumers get a fair deal and are not hoodwinked in the newly emerging energy markets.
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If one makes a concession of this sort for a reason of this sort one is hoodwinking oneself.
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