[VERB 动词]愚弄;欺骗;诈骗 If a person dupes you, they trick you into doing something or into believing something which is not true.
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...a plot to dupe stamp collectors into buying fake rarities...
诱骗集邮者购买珍稀邮票赝品的阴谋
We know some sex offenders dupe the psychologists who assess them.
我们知道有些性犯罪者会愚弄给他们做测评的心理学家。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]受骗者;被愚弄者 A dupe is someone who is tricked by someone else.
He becomes an innocent dupe in a political scandal.
他在一起政治丑闻中成了一名无辜的受骗者。
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dupe/djuːp; NAmEduːp/
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dupedupesdupeddupingverbto trick or cheat sb 诈骗;哄骗;欺骗dupesb ◆They soon realized they had been duped.他们很快便意识到自己上当了。dupesb into doing sth ◆He was duped into giving them his credit card.他上当受骗把信用卡交给了他们。noun( formal) a person who is tricked or cheated 上当受骗者dupe/djuːp; NAmEduːp/
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dupe1 noun
dupe2 verb
dupedupe1 /djuːp $ duːp/ noun [countable]
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someone who is tricked, especially into becoming involved in something illegal
dupe1 noun
dupe2 verb
dupedupe2 verb [transitive]
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to trick or deceive someonebe duped into doing something Consumers are being duped into buying faulty electronic goods.GRAMMARDupe is usually passive.
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