These words all mean to make sb believe sth that is not true, especially in order to get what you want. 以上各词均含使人误信之义，尤指有目的地这样做。

• cheat to make sb believe sth that is not true, in order to get money or sth else from them 指为得到钱财或其他东西而欺骗、欺诈：◆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。 NOTE Cheat also means to act in a dishonest way in order to gain an advantage, especially in a game, competition or exam. * cheat 亦指在游戏、竞赛或考试中作弊、舞弊：◆You're not allowed to look at the answers— that's cheating. 你们不许看答案，那是作弊。
• fool to make sb believe sth that is not true, especially in order to laugh at them or to get what you want 指蒙骗、愚弄：◆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 sb believe sth that is not true, especially sb who trusts you, in order to get what you want 尤指利用别人的信任欺骗、蒙骗、诓骗：◆She deceived him into handing over all his savings. 她把他所有的积蓄都骗走了。
• betray to hurt sb who trusts you, especially by deceiving them or not being loyal to them 指辜负别人的信任、出卖：◆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 sb in [often passive] to deceive sb, usually in order to get what you want 指为个人目的而欺骗、蒙骗：◆I was taken in by her story. 我被她的花言巧语蒙骗了。
• trick to deceive sb, especially in a clever way, in order to get what you want 尤指以巧妙的方式欺骗、欺诈
• con (informal) to deceive sb, especially in order to get money from them or get them to do sth for you 尤指为获取钱财或使人为自己做事而欺骗、哄骗、诈骗：◆They had been conned out of £100 000. 他们被骗走了 10 万英镑。

which word? 词语辨析

• Many of these words involve making sb believe sth 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 sb in authority who they trusted to look after their interests. If sb takes you in, they may do it by acting a part and using words and charm effectively. If sb cheats/fools/tricks/cons you, they may get sth from you and make you feel stupid. However, sb might fool you just as a joke; and to trick sb is sometimes seen as a clever thing to do, if the person being tricked is seen as a bad person who deserves it. 以上各词多含使人将假话信以为真之义，但其中有些词贬义较另一些词强。deceive 大概贬义最强，主要指欺骗朋友、亲戚和其他认识和信任自己的人。相信掌权者能够顾全自己利益却遭欺骗可用 feel cheated/betrayed。通过装腔作势或花言巧语等骗人用 take sb in。哄骗、愚弄他人用 cheat/fool/trick/con。只为开玩笑可用 fool。如果被戏弄者是应该受到惩罚的坏人，可用 trick，表示计谋巧妙。

Patterns

• to cheat/fool/trick/con sb out of sth
• to cheat/fool/deceive/betray/trick/con sb into doing sth
• to feel cheated/fooled/deceived/betrayed/tricked/conned
• to fool/deceive yourself
• to cheat/trick/con your way into sth