deceive
/dɪˈsiːv/verb
with obj.
1- (of a person) cause (someone) to believe something that is not true, typically in order to gain some personal advantage(人)欺骗, 对…行骗:
I didn't intend to deceive people into thinking it was French champagne.
我并非有意要骗人们相信这是法国香槟。
1.1
- (常作be deceived)(of a thing) cause to give a mistaken impression(某事)使得给出错误印象, 误导:
the area may seem to offer nothing of interest, but don't be deceived
这一地区表面上没有什么令人感兴趣的东西, 但是不要被表象误导
no obj. everything about him was intended to deceive.有关他的一切都是为了骗人。
1.2
deceive oneself
fail to admit to oneself that something is true自欺, 欺骗自己。
1.3
- be sexually unfaithful to (one's regular partner)对(固定性伴侣)不忠。
派生词
deceivable
adjectivedeceiver
noun词源
Middle English: from Old French deceivre, from Latin decipere 'catch, ensnare, cheat'.