deceive

deceive
verb
  1. [with obj.](of a person) cause (someone) to believe something that is not true, typically in order to gain some personal advantage
    (人)欺骗,对…行骗
    I didn't intend to deceive people into thinking it was French champagne.
    我并没有有意要骗人们相信这是法国香槟。
    ■(常作 be deceived)(of a thing) cause to give a mistaken impression
    (某事)使得给出错误印象,误导
    the area may seem to offer nothing of interest, but don't be deceived.
    这一地区表面上没有什么令人感兴趣的东西,但是不要被表象误导。
    [no obj.]everything about him was intended to deceive.
    有关他的一切都是为了骗人。
    ■(deceive oneself)fail to admit to oneself that something is true
    自欺,欺骗自己
    ■be sexually unfaithful to (one's regular partner)
    对(性伴侣)不忠
派生
deceivable
adjective
deceiver
noun
语源
  1. Middle English: from Old French deceivre, from Latin decipere 'catch, ensnare, cheat'
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