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Deceptive Appearances Deceive 英 Dɪ'Septɪv] 美 Dɪ'Septɪv Adj.骗人的;虚伪的;诈欺的 Clear

英语单词 deceptive
英美音标 英 [dɪ'septɪv] 美 [dɪ'septɪv]
中文释义 adj.骗人的;虚伪的;诈欺的
英语例句 (1) Appearances are often deceptive.
(2) There is nothing so clear and nothing more deceptive than emotions.
(3) Deceptive advertising has damaged the company's image among the consumer.
中文例句 (1) 外表常常会骗人的。
(2) 再也没有像情感那么清楚也没有比情感更容易骗人的了。
(3) 虚假广告已损坏了该公司在消费者中的形象。
vocabulary简明 Something that's deceptive is not what it seems. A deceptive person will lead you to believe something other than the truth. Of course, I would never be deceptive when explaining the word deceptive.
vocabulary扩展 If someone tells you that “appearances can be deceptive,” they mean you should look closely at your surroundings because the truth might not be obvious. You might see a connection between the verb to deceive and the adjective deceptive, so you are on to something. If you deceive someone, you are being deceptive. Is it ok to be deceptive when you're planning a surprise party?
柯林斯解释
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]欺骗性的;造成假象的 If something is deceptive, it encourages you to believe something which is not true.
  • Appearances can be deceptive.

    外表可能是靠不住的。

deceptively
  • The storyline is deceptively simple.

    故事情节看似简单,其实不然。

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