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Bilk Sb Bilked Money V.躲债;骗取 英 V 躲某人的债(Avoid

单词 bilk
音标 [bilk]
解释 v.躲债;骗取
红宝书 【英】 v. 躲某人的债(avoid paying money);骗取( cheat sb out of sth)
【例】 He bilked us of all our money .
字源 bilk (v.)
1650s, from or along with the noun (1630s), first used as a cribbage term; as a verb, "to spoil (someone's) score." Origin obscure, it was believed in 17c. to be "a word signifying nothing;" perhaps it s a thinned form of balk "to hinder." Meaning "to defraud" is first recorded 1670s. Related: Bilked; bilking.
不择手段背单词 vt. 逃避付钱给..., 赖帐; 欺骗(尤指钱财)
【例】Fate bilked my hopes 命运使我的希望落空. bilk sb out of his money 骗取某人的钱
【记】bil = bill(钞票), k读: 克星. 钞票克星-诈骗钱财的人
趣味全助记 【记】bill + 音:扣,亏,扣住帐单,或亏帐都是骗钱

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