区别辨析cheat、deceive、trick与fool

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。