deceived
past simple and past participle ofdeceive
| 单词 | deceived |
| 释义 | deceived past simple and past participle ofdeceive deceive verb[T] uk/dɪˈsiːv/us/dɪˈsiːv/B2 topersuadesomeone that somethingfalseis thetruth, or tokeepthetruthhiddenfrom someone foryourownadvantage: Thecompanydeceivedcustomersbysellingoldcomputersas newones. Thesoundof thedoorclosingdeceived meintothinkingthey had gone out. Synonym trick to deceive someone
deceiveyourself torefusetoacceptthetruth: Shethinkshe'll come back, but she's deceiving herself. to deceive someone
Cheating & tricking
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Refusing & rejecting Idiomare my eyes deceiving me? Examplesofdeceiveddeceived In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. We have already mentioned one - is it better to know a painful truth or to be happier butdeceived? From theCambridge English Corpus Only when she hears his 'sincere' voice used frivolously can she comprehend that she wasdeceived. From theCambridge English Corpus He is pleased thereby for he sees that he was not altogetherdeceived, and that he only failed to see all the sides. From theCambridge English Corpus You may bedeceivedabout lots of things concerning your mental image. From theCambridge English Corpus Worldly people speak soft words like butter and those who have not wisdom to discern what they are after aredeceivedand fall. From theCambridge English Corpus But in many of these cases the child had beendeceivedtoo. From theCambridge English Corpus The wasps aredeceivedinto pollinating the inflorescences on female plants, but fail to reproduce. From theCambridge English Corpus Some would prefer to remain ignorant, or bedeceived. From theCambridge English Corpus Those contracted were depicted as ingenuous and ignorant, constantlydeceivedby false promises. From theCambridge English Corpus The alternative approach is to ask whether philosophers havedeceivedthemselves or backed themselves unnecessarily into a cul-de-sac. From theCambridge English Corpus The patient, thusdeceived, will be more likely to trust the student and will not suffer uncomfortable doubts about the quality of medical care. From theCambridge English Corpus It hasdeceivedus only when we accepted arbitrary abstract notions, in particular those under which infinitely many objects are subsumed. From theCambridge English Corpus Recipients may bedeceivedinto providing valuable political, intelligence, and economic benefits to senders that provide them with poor intelligence. From theCambridge English Corpus I had beendeceivedby the book's title. From theCambridge English Corpus But surprisingly many parents also quite deliberatelydeceivedtheir children. From theCambridge English Corpus 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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