bilk

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bilk

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++bilk /bɪlk/ verb [transitive] informalCHEAT to cheat someone, especially by taking their money 蒙骗，诈骗〔尤指骗钱〕 SYN swindlebilk somebody out of something Consumers were bilked out of more than $15,000. 消费者被骗去了15,000多美元。→ See Verb tableOrigin bilk (1600-1700) Perhaps from balk

bilk verbChinese

by Corpus especially to someone, taking cheat

bilk
bilk /bɪlk/

verb [transitive]

Date: 1600-1700
Origin: Perhaps from balk

informal to cheat someone, especially by taking their money
   SYN swindle
    bilk somebody out of something

Consumers were bilked out of more than $15,000.

bilk

BrE

/bɪlk/

NAmE

/bɪlk/

verb

present simple - I / you / we / they

bilk

BrE

/bɪlk/

NAmE

/bɪlk/

present simple - he / she / it

bilks

BrE

/bɪlks/

NAmE

/bɪlks/

past simple

bilked

BrE

/bɪlkt/

NAmE

/bɪlkt/

past participle

bilked

BrE

/bɪlkt/

NAmE

/bɪlkt/

-ing form

bilking

BrE

/ˈbɪlkɪŋ/

NAmE

/ˈbɪlkɪŋ/

(

informal,

especially NAmE

)

~ sb (out of sth) |

~ sth (from sb)

to cheat sb, especially by taking money from them 欺骗；诈骗（钱财）

◆a conman who bilked investors out of millions of dollars诈取投资者几百万美元的骗子