英语单词 | scam |
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英美音标 | 英 [skæm] 美 [skæm] |
中文释义 | n.骗局;骗钱 v.诈骗 |
英语例句 | (1) An overzealous investor was taken in by a scam. (2) Their scam was selling fake Chinese medicine to old people. (3) She got involved in a scam and all her money was taken. (4) You must not scam or deceive other players. |
中文例句 | (1) 一个狂热的投资者上一个骗局的当。 (2) 他们的骗局是卖假中药给老人。 (3) 她卷入一场诈欺案,所有的钱都被骗走了。 (4) 你不能设骗局或欺骗其他的玩家。 |
vocabulary简明 | A scam is a sneaky or dishonest plan that's meant to con someone. A diet scam, for example, falsely claims that people will lose weight if they buy special pills or drinks. |
vocabulary扩展 | A scam is basically a hoax dressed up to look like a real business plan, worthwhile invention, or investment idea. Scams are almost always designed to make money for their creators. You can also use the word as a verb: "His evil plan was to scam people into buying fake tickets to the baseball game." Word experts know that scam came from US carnival slang, but beyond that its origins are a mystery. |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词](通常以诈财或逃税为目的的)诡计,阴谋,骗局 A scam is an illegal trick, usually with the purpose of getting money from people or avoiding paying tax. [INFORMAL 非正式]
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