deceives; deceived; deceiving
deceives; deceived; deceiving
Learner's definition of DECEIVE
: to make (someone) believe something that is not true欺骗；蒙骗 [+ object]
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Her parents punished her for trying to deceive them.她的父母惩罚了她因为她试图欺骗他们。
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The wall doesn't look real—it wouldn't deceive [=fool] a child.这堵墙一看就是假的——这连孩子都蒙不了。
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He was accused of deceiving the customer about the condition of the car.他被指责对那位顾客隐瞒车况。
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People who think they can eat whatever they want without harming their health are deceiving themselves.认为想吃什么就吃什么而不会危害健康的人是在欺骗他们自己。
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Unless my eyes deceive me [=unless I am mistaken about what I am seeing], there are no children in the room.如果我没看错的话，房间里没有孩子。
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It's no use deceiving ourselves into thinking [=it will not be helpful if we pretend] that everything will be fine.我们骗自己以为一切都会变好，这样做毫无用处。
[no object]
— deceiver
noun, plural deceivers [count]
— deceiving
adjective [more deceiving; most deceiving] — deceivingly
/dɪˈsiːvɪŋli/ adverb