cheat
翻譯
作弊, 欺騙, 對...不忠
例句
He cheated on the test.
他考試作弊了。
She cheated on her husband.
她對丈夫不忠。
The company cheated its customers.
這家公司欺騙了它的顧客。
文法模式
((on sth.)) 在(考試等)中作弊 He cheated on the final exam.
((on sb.)) 對(伴侶)不忠 She found out he was cheating on her.
((sb.)) ((out of sth.)) 騙取(某人)的(某物) They cheated him out of his money.
近義詞
同義詞: deceive (欺騙), trick (戲弄), betray (背叛); 反義詞: be honest (誠實), be faithful (忠誠)
詞源
源自古法語「escheter」,意為「沒收財產」。後來詞義演變為「透過欺詐剝奪財產」。
記憶技巧
聯想考試時用的「小抄」(cheat sheet),這個詞的核心就是不誠實的行為。