| 词汇 | hoodwinking |
| 释义 | hoodwinking present participle ofhoodwink 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 Cheating & tricking anti-fraud bad faith bamboozle bilk blackmail deceive diddle fiddle flannel game-fixing grift grifter gull have an eye to/for the main chanceidiom pretext pretextual pull pull a fast oneidiom pull the wool over someone's eyesidiom racket Examples of hoodwinkinghoodwinking In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Instead, it carried out its normal policy of hoodwinking the public. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are not trying to produce an elaborate means of hoodwinking the commission, drawing the wool over its eyes or doing a sweetheart deal. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If one makes a concession of this sort for a reason of this sort one is hoodwinking oneself. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The way ahead for research is through mutual trust and not hoodwinking trusting, unsuspecting people, be they patient or parent. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Fourthly, either through a complicit retailer or by hoodwinking, he delivers the spirits on to the market at duty-paid prices. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I protest against these people hoodwinking themselves and a large number of others with such an absurd and false comparison. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The only way they can retain their power is by hoodwinking the people at elections. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I submit with the deepest of respect that we must put an end to this hoodwinking of the public. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I felt, however, that it was encouraging that the superb team of observers was not hoodwinked, as some of the reports from certain quarters suggest that much hoodwinking went on. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Whenever they have trouble with sterling, they find ways of hoodwinking the public into believing that the situation is vastly improved. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is possible that the leave to appeal could have been obtained by gross misrepresentation or hoodwinking, but it seems appropriate that the matter should be unfettered there. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think we are hoodwinking ourselves if we claim, as some seekers after truth are apt to claim, that we do not know whether it has influence or not. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I believe that they would welcome the opportunity to show that not all gas and electricity suppliers resort to hoodwinking elderly citizens on their own doorsteps to win new business. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The novel cleverly refutes the fraudulent and hoodwinking practices of this man and the hoax is exposed. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The hoodwinking of those customers is the real reason this restaurant is more offensive than the sum of its not-very-good parts. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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