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Hoodwink V Hudwiŋk V.矇混,欺骗 英 矇混,欺骗(To Mislead Confuse

单词 hoodwink
音标 ['hudwiŋk]
解释 v.矇混,欺骗
红宝书 【英】 v. 矇混,欺骗(to mislead or confuse by trickery; dupe)
【考】 反义词:disabuse(纠 正)
【记】 hood(帽兜)+wink(眨 眼)→眨眼之间从帽兜 中变出(像魔术中一样 )→矇骗
【例】 He is such an easy person to hoodwink.
字源 hoodwink (v.)
1560s, "to blindfold," from hood (n.1) + wink; figurative sense of "mislead, deceive" is c.1600. Related: Hoodwinked; hoodwinking.
不择手段背单词 v. 使上当; 欺骗 = dupe
【记】原指: 用hood(n 帽兜)矇住眼睛wink(v /n 眨眼)-欺骗hood帽兜, wink眨眼-眨眼之间从帽兜中变出-欺骗
【反】disabuse(vt 解惑; 使省悟)
趣味全助记 【记】hood 头巾 + wink 眨眼,指将眼睛矇上→蒙蔽,欺骗

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