hoodwink

🇬🇧 UK/'hudwiŋk/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

v.

To deceive or trick someone, especially by disguising one's true intentions.

欺骗,蒙蔽,愚弄

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
hoodroot
+
winkstem
=hoodwink

Common Collocations

  • 1.hoodwink someone欺骗某人
  • 2.attempt hoodwink试图欺骗

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The con artist tried to hoodwink the elderly woman out of her savings.

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