deceive

di'si:v

四级六级考研托福雅思 Collins 1

v. be false to; be dishonest with
v. cause someone to believe an untruth

v. 欺骗, 行骗

Collins 星级

6,916

BNC 频率

8,388

使用频率

deceive 的词根是 ceive，来源于拉丁语 capere，意思是“抓住”。前缀 de- 表示“向下”或“去除”，合起来可以理解为“去除真实，抓住虚假”。

例句

1. She tried to deceive her parents about where she was going.

她试图欺骗她的父母，隐瞒她要去的地方。

2. It's wrong to deceive your friends for personal gain.

为了个人利益欺骗朋友是错误的。

3. The magician used tricks to deceive the audience.

魔术师使用技巧来欺骗观众。