swindle

swindl

GRE Collins 1

n. the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme

n. 骗取, 欺诈, 骗局
v. 骗取, 诈取

Collins 星级

22,509

BNC 频率

22,226

使用频率

swindle 的词根是 swind，表示欺骗或诈骗。后缀 -le 在这里并没有特别意义，但整体上可以理解为一种欺骗行为。

例句

1. The scam artist tried to swindle the elderly couple out of their savings.

骗子试图欺骗这对老年夫妇的积蓄。

2. She realized she had been swindled when her investment turned out to be fake.

当她的投资被证明是假的时，她意识到自己被骗了。

3. It is illegal to swindle people for money or goods.

欺骗他人以获取金钱或物品是违法的。