rip off
[phrasal verb] informal 1
rip (someone) off or rip off (someone) : to steal from or cheat (someone)偷窃;蒙骗 -
Hundreds of people were ripped off in a scam involving two people who claimed to be collecting money for disaster victims.数百人在一场骗局中上当,当时有两个人声称在为灾民募款。
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The store had been ripping customers off for years.这家商店已经蒙骗顾客多年了。
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I wasn't trying to rip you off. I thought $50 was a fair price.我并不是要敲你的竹杠。我认为50美元是一个合理价格。
2 rip (something) off or rip off (something)
a : to steal (something)偷窃;盗取 -
The organization's treasurer ripped off almost $6,000 before being caught.东窗事发前,该组织的财务主管盗取了近6000美元。
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Somebody ripped off [=stole] all our equipment. = All our equipment got ripped off. [=stolen]有人盗走了我们所有的设备。
b disapproving : to copy or imitate (something) improperly : to make something that is too much like (something made by someone else)剽窃;抄袭 — see also rip-off