vt.欺骗;骗取
vi.作弊;行骗
n.骗子;欺骗
We were on our honor not to cheat the customers. 我们以名誉担保不欺骗顾客。
It is contemptible to cheat friends. 欺骗朋友是卑劣的。
They cheat the old woman of her house and money. 他们骗取了老妇人的房屋和钱财。
用作不及物动词 (vi.)I would rather fail than cheat in the examination. 我宁愿考不及格,也不愿意考试作弊。
He never cheats to pass examination. 他考试从不作弊。
It is just not credible that she would cheat. 她会行骗简直难以置信。
用作名词 (n.)cheat的基本意思是“欺骗”,指为了谋取私利或占便宜而采取不诚实的手段(主要是使别人不注意)进行欺骗。
cheat作“欺骗,哄骗”解时是及物动词,其宾语总是人,后可接of sth 或into sth/ v-ing 表示被骗去的东西或骗某人做某事,可用于被动结构。作“欺诈,作弊”解时,用作不及物动词,其后常跟介词in或at; 也可接介词into,介词宾语多为动名词。
cheat还可以表示“对…不忠”,用作不及物动词,跟介词on。这是一种俚语用法,常用来表示男女关系。
cheat不跟双宾语。例如: 他骗走了我的钱。误:He cheated me money.正:He cheated me out of money.
cheat不跟含现在分词或动词不定式的复合宾语,用欺骗的手段使某人上当而做某事,须说cheat sb into doing sth。例如: 他欺骗她,使她嫁给了他的儿子。误:He cheated her marrying his son.误:He cheated her to marry his son.正:He cheated her into marrying his son.