fraud

英 [frɔːd] 美 [frɔːd]

• n. 欺骗；诈欺；骗子

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [U][C]欺诈; 欺骗的行为

   deceitful behavior for the purpose of making money, which may be punishable by law

2. [C]骗子

   sb/sth that is not what they claim or are claimed to be

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 骗子，欺诈犯，行骗的人
2. 欺骗（行为），欺诈（行为），诈骗，行骗
3. 诡计，骗局
4. 假货，伪劣品，冒牌货
5. 舞弊
6. 假聪明
7. 欺诈罪，欺骗罪

英英释义

Noun:

1. intentional deception resulting in injury to another person

2. a person who makes deceitful pretenses

3. something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. She was put on trial for fraud.
   她因涉及诈骗罪而受审。
2. Investigation of fraud was their commission.
   调查诈欺舞弊是他们的任务。
3. He told people that he was a serious and well-known musician, but he was actually a fraud.
   他告诉人们说他是一个严肃的著名音乐家,实际上却是个骗子。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. I saw through the fraud.
   我识破了那个骗局。
2. The official investigation into the election frauds hadn't even begun.
   官方尚未对那场选举中的欺诈行为进行调查。
3. He said he was an insurance salesman, but later she discovered he was a fraud.
   他说他是保险推销员,但她后来发现他是骗子。

经典引文

• They look upon fraud as a greater crime than theft.

  出自： Swift

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• carry out fraud 进行欺骗
• commit fraud 诈骗
• discover〔find out, expose〕 fraud 揭发骗局

词义辨析

deceit，deception，fraud

• 这3个名词均含有“欺骗”之意。
• deceit指歪曲实情，惯于说谎或蓄意欺骗。
• deception语气较弱，一般用词，侧重于具体的骗人行为。但有时并无欺骗行为，只是玩弄把戏，故弄玄虚而已。
• fraud一般用于犯罪行为的欺骗，通常指政治或经济活动中的舞弊行为。

词源解说

• ☆ 14世纪中期进入英语，直接源自古法语的fraude；最初源自拉丁语的fraudem，意为欺骗，伤害。

近反义词

【近义词】

• deceit
• deception
• fake