| 词汇 | swindle |
| 释义 | swindle verb[ T ] uk /ˈswɪn.dəl/ us /ˈswɪn.dəl/ to get money dishonestly from someone by deceiving or cheating them: 诈骗，骗取（钱财） They swindled local businesses out of thousands of dollars.他们诈骗了当地企业几千美元。 The wealthy banker was ultimately convicted of swindling investors. Synonyms cheat coninformal defraud diddle(TRICK)informal gypUSinformal old-fashioned rookold-fashionedinformal to deceive someone deceiveThe cigarette companies deceived the public about the health risks of cigarettes. deceive yourselfYou'd be deceiving yourself if you believed that. trickShe felt they had tricked her into saying more than she intended. foolYou don't fool me with your innocent act. take inThey claimed to be destitute, but we weren't taken in. pull the wool over someone's eyesI'm not stupid. You can't pull the wool over my eyes like that. He accused the government of swindling taxpayers. Henry can't help seducing and swindling everyone he meets. The conman swindled thousands of euros from travellers after spinning them sob stories about his dead wife. Fraud & corruption anti-bribery anti-corruption anti-counterfeiting anti-fraud Augean dark money defalcation defraud defraud someone/something of something dolus impersonate impersonation imposture launder malfeasance nobble pyramid scheme siphon tax evasion vishing You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Cheating & tricking Related wordswindler swindle noun[ C ] uk /ˈswɪn.dəl/ us /ˈswɪn.dəl/ a situation in which someone gets money dishonestly from another person by cheating them: Fraud squad officers are investigating a £5.6 million swindle. He masterminded a massive swindle involving $750 million in loans. Synonyms con(TRICK)informal fraud(CRIME) He made his fortune by way of a major swindle. He pleaded guilty to conspiring to launder money from a complicated stock swindle. Federal authorities have been tracking what they describe as a brazen swindle of some of New York's savviest investors. Fraud & corruption anti-bribery anti-corruption anti-counterfeiting anti-fraud Augean dark money defalcation defraud defraud someone/something of something dolus impersonate impersonation imposture launder malfeasance nobble pyramid scheme siphon tax evasion vishing You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Cheating & tricking swindle | Business Englishswindle verb[ T ] uk /ˈswɪndl/us to cheat or trick someone in order to get money from them: swindle sb out of sthA Web-based company swindled customers out of $15 million. Compare converb swindlernoun[ C ] Victims of the swindler are seeking up to £80 million in damages. swindle noun[ C ] uk /ˈswɪndl/us the action of cheating or tricking someone in order to get money from them: He masterminded a hi-tech swindle that emptied customers' bank accounts. Compare connoun |
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