swindle

🇬🇧 UK/ˈswindl/🇺🇸 US/swindl/

GREC2

Definitions

v.

To cheat or defraud someone out of money or property using dishonest methods.

欺骗，诈骗，骗取

n.

A fraudulent scheme or act of cheating someone.

欺诈，诈骗行为

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English

swindleother

=swindle

Common Collocations

1.swindle someone out of骗取某人的
2.elaborate swindle精心策划的诈骗

Example Sentences

1.
The con artist managed to swindle elderly people out of their life savings.
2.
Investors lost millions in a swindle orchestrated by fraudulent companies.

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