cheat

verb

/tʃiːt/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they cheat	/tʃiːt/ /tʃiːt/
he / she / it cheats	/tʃiːts/ /tʃiːts/
past simple cheated	/ˈtʃiːtɪd/ /ˈtʃiːtɪd/
past participle cheated	/ˈtʃiːtɪd/ /ˈtʃiːtɪd/
-ing form cheating	/ˈtʃiːtɪŋ/ /ˈtʃiːtɪŋ/

Idioms Phrasal Verbs

[transitive] to trick somebody or make them believe something that is not true欺骗；蒙骗
- cheat somebody/something She is accused of attempting to cheat the taxman.她被指控企图蒙骗税务员。
- We will crack down on people who try to cheat the system.我们将严厉打击那些试图欺骗系统的人。
- Many people feel cheated by the election process.许多人感觉被选举程序欺骗了。
- cheat somebody out of something He cheated investors out of billions of dollars.他骗取了投资者数十亿美元。
Synonyms cheat
cheatfool ▪ deceive ▪ betray ▪ take in ▪ trick ▪ conThese words all mean to make somebody believe something that is not true, especially in order to get what you want.
cheat to make somebody believe something that is not true, in order to get money or something else from them:
She is accused of attempting to cheat the taxman.她被指控企图蒙骗税务员。
He cheated his way into the job.他骗取了这份工作。
Cheat also means to act in a dishonest way in order to gain an advantage, especially in a game, competition or exam: You’re not allowed to look at the answers— that’s cheating. fool to make somebody believe something that is not true, especially in order to laugh at them or to get what you want:
Just don’t be fooled into investing any money with them.别上当受骗，同他们一起搞什么投资。
deceive to make somebody believe something that is not true, especially somebody who trusts you, in order to get what you want:
She deceived him into handing over all his savings.她把他所有的积蓄都骗了出来。
betray to hurt somebody who trusts you, especially by lying to or about them or telling their secrets to other people:
She felt betrayed when she found out the truth about him.她发现他的真实情况时，感到受了欺骗。
take somebody in [often passive] to make somebody believe something that is not true, usually in order to get what you want:
I was taken in by her story.我被她的花言巧语蒙骗了。
trick to make somebody believe something that is not true, especially in a clever way, in order to get what you want.con (informal) to make somebody believe something that is not true, especially in order to get money from them or get them to do something for you:
They had been conned out of £100 000.他们被骗走了 10 万英镑。
which word?
- Many of these words involve making somebody believe something that is not true, but some of them are more disapproving than others. Deceive is probably the worst because people typically deceive friends, relations and others who know and trust them. People may feel cheated/betrayed by somebody in authority who they trusted to look after their interests. If somebody takes you in, they may do it by acting a part and using words and charm effectively. If somebody cheats/fools/tricks/cons you, they may get something from you and make you feel stupid. However, somebody might fool you just as a joke; and to trick somebody is sometimes seen as a clever thing to do, if the person being tricked is seen as a bad person who deserves it.
Patterns
- to cheat/fool/trick/con somebody out of something
- to cheat/fool/deceive/betray/trick/con somebody into doing something
- to feel cheated/fooled/deceived/betrayed/tricked/conned
- to fool/deceive yourself
- to cheat/trick/con your way into something
Extra Examples
- Customers were cheated by unscrupulous retailers.顾客被无良零售商欺骗。
- Many people felt cheated by the government's refusal to hold another referendum.许多人因政府拒绝再次举行公投而感到受骗。
[intransitive] cheat (at something) to act in a dishonest way in order to gain an advantage, especially in a game, a competition, an exam, etc.（尤指在游戏、比赛、考试等中）作弊，舞弊
- He cheats at cards.他玩牌爱作弊。
- (British English) Have you ever cheated in an exam?你有考试作弊过吗？
- (North American English) Have you ever cheated on an exam?你有考试作弊过吗？
- You're not allowed to look at the answers—that's cheating.你们不许看答案，那是作弊。
- Anyone caught cheating will be automatically disqualified from the examination.作弊被抓的人一律自动取消考试资格。
- Why would anyone want to lie or cheat?为什么有人想要撒谎或欺骗？
Topics Games and toysb1, Personal qualitiesb1
[intransitive] cheat (on somebody) (of somebody who is married or who has a regular sexual partner) to have a secret sexual relationship with somebody else有外遇；搞婚外恋
- He’s cheating on his wife.他欺骗了他的妻子。
Topics Family and relationshipsc1

Word Originlate Middle English: shortening of escheat (the original sense) ‘land that is given back to the state or the lord if the owner dies without legal heirs’.

Idioms

cheat death

(often used in newspapers) to survive in a situation where you could have died死里逃生；幸免于难

cheat

noun

/tʃiːt/

(especially British English)

(also cheater especially in North American English)
[countable] a person who cheats, especially in a game（尤指游戏中的）作弊者，骗子
- You little cheat!你这小滑头！
- Are you accusing me of being a cheat?你是在指责我是骗子吗？
- a plan to crack down on tax cheats打击偷税漏税的计划
- benefit/welfare cheats福利/福利作弊
- attempts to eliminate drug cheats from the sport试图消除这项运动中的药物作弊行为
- I've been a liar and a cheat.我一直是个骗子和骗子。
Topics Games and toysb1
[singular] something that seems unfair or dishonest, for example a way of doing something with less effort than it usually needs欺骗手段；欺诈行为
- It's really a cheat, but you can use ready-made pastry if you want.这样做其实是骗人，但如果你愿意的话，可以用现成的油酥面团。
[countable] (computing) a program you can use to move immediately to the next stage of a computer game without needing to play the game（电脑游戏的）秘技，欺骗程序，作弊软件
- There's a cheat you can use to get to the next level.有种秘技，你可以用来到达下一关。
Topics Games and toysc2

Word Originlate Middle English: shortening of escheat (the original sense) ‘land that is given back to the state or the lord if the owner dies without legal heirs’.