Wordiyosubterfuge
🇬🇧 UK/'sʌbtәfju:dʒ/🇺🇸 US
GREC2
Definitions
n.
A deceptive strategy or trick used to avoid something or conceal the truth.
托辞；借口；欺骗手段
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.resort to subterfuge诉诸欺骗手段
- 2.use subterfuge使用欺骗伎俩
- 3.by means of subterfuge以欺骗的方式
- 4.[deliberate subterfuge]蓄意欺骗
Example Sentences
- 1.
He gained access to the confidential files through subterfuge, posing as an IT technician.
- 2.
The diplomat accused the opposing party of resorting to subterfuge during negotiations.
- 3.
She relied on subterfuge to hide her true intentions from her business partners.