cheat、deceive、trick与fool这些动词均含有“欺骗”之意。
cheat : 普通用词,指用蒙蔽他人的手段取得所需之物,尤多指在赢利的买卖中欺骗人。
- Anyone caught cheating will be immediately disqualified from the exam.
任何人如被发现作弊将被立即取消考试资格。 - He cheats at cards?
他打牌作弊吗? - She cheated in the test by copying from the boy in front.
她在测验中作弊,抄袭前座男孩的答案。
deceive : 最普通用词,指用虚假外表使人信以为真,或蓄意歪曲事实,或造成错误印象使人上当受骗。
- The company deceived customers by selling old computers as new ones.
该公司用旧计算机冒充新机器欺骗顾客。 - The sound of the door closing deceived me into thinking they had gone out.
关门声让我以为他们已经出门了。
trick : 指用阴谋诡计等骗得信任或得到所需之物。
- Dean tricked the old lady into giving him eight hundred dollars.
迪安骗这个老妇人给了他800美元。
fool : 指把别人当傻瓜,愚弄欺骗别人。
- Don't be fooled by his appearance.
别被他的外表给骗了。 - She said she was doing it to help me, but I wasn't fooled.
她说她这样做是为了帮我,但我没上她的当。 - Tim was fooled into believing that he'd won a lot of money.
蒂姆受了骗,以为自己赢了很多钱。