cheat
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++cheat1 /tʃiːt/ ●●○ S3 verb 1 [intransitive, transitive]CHEAT to behave in a dishonest way in order to win or to get an advantage, especially in a competition, game, or examination 〔尤指在竞赛、游戏或考试中〕欺骗，作弊 He had cheated in the test by using a calculator. 他在考试时作弊，用了计算器。 Don’t look at my cards – that’s cheating. 别看我的牌，那是作弊。cheat at She claimed that I cheated at chess. 她说我下棋时作弊。2 [transitive]TRICK/DECEIVE to trick or deceive someone so that they do not get or keep something they have a right to have 欺诈，欺骗 Illegal workers are often cheated by employers. 非法打工者常常受到雇主的欺诈。cheat somebody (out) of something She cheated her aged aunt out of her fortune. 她从年迈的姑妈那里骗得了财产。3 feel cheated DISAPPOINTEDto feel that you have been treated wrongly or unfairly and have not got what you deserve 感觉不公平，感觉被骗 She felt cheated and used. 她感觉自己被人欺骗和利用了。4 cheat death/fate etc AVOIDto manage to avoid death or a very bad situation even though it seemed that you would not be able to 死里逃生/逃脱厄运等 The Italian ace cheated death in a spectacular 100 mph crash. 这位意大利名将在100英里时速的惊魂车祸中大难不死。5. be cheated of victory/success etc if you are cheated of victory, success etc, you do not achieve it because of something unfortunate that happens 与胜利/成功等擦肩而过6 cheat on somebody phrasal verb SEX/HAVE SEX WITHto be unfaithful to your husband, wife, or sexual partner by secretly having sex with someone else 对〔配偶或性伴侣〕不忠 The magazine claims that almost half of Britain’s women cheat on their partners. 该杂志称几乎有一半的英国妇女对自己的伴侣不忠。n THESAURUS – Meaning 2: to trick or deceive someone so that they do not get or keep something they have a right to haveto get money or possessions dishonestly from someonecheat to deceive someone so that they do not get or keep something they have a right toHe used his charm to cheat the old lady out of everything he could get.He’s afraid they’ll cheat him after he hands over the money.con informal to get money from someone by telling them liesThey conned her into spending thousands of pounds on useless equipment.He conned money out of the public by pretending to collect for charity. swindle to get money from a person or organization by cheating them in a clever wayThe painting has been stolen and the art gallery has been swindled out of a large sum of money.A City businessman who swindled investors out of millions of pounds was jailed for four years. defraud to commit the crime of getting money from an organization by deceiving themHe admitted attempting to defraud his former employer of $1 million.Johnson is accused of conspiring to defraud the taxman of hundreds of thousands of pounds.do somebody out of something informal especially British English to dishonestly stop someone from getting or keeping something, especially something they have a right to haveThey’ve done me out of three weeks wages!→ See Verb table
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cheat• Studies indicate about 20 to 30 percent of college students cheat.• He showed me how to cheat.• Cohen claimed that criminals posing as salesmen cheat Americans out of billions of dollars each year.• The movie's young heroine lies, cheats, and steals to get what she wants.• The games end in a brawl between the jongleur, who feels he is being cheated, and the saint.• Please try and be really strong tonight and don't cheat at all.• Jenny always cheats at cards.• He doesn't trust car mechanics -- he thinks they're all trying to cheat him.• He had cheated his clients by selling them worthless stocks.• She says she was cheated out of $10,000 she paid to a modeling agency.• She was cheated out of last night, and though she does not know it she is going to lose tomorrow night too.• Fong was more worried about being cheated than he was about making money.that’s cheating• You can't look at the cards, that's cheating.cheat somebody (out) of something• And he said there was now further evidence to discredit a principal witness in the case as a liar and a cheat.• The Republicans, still angered by the Bridgeport opportunism that cheated them of a seat, made Daley suffer for it.• The airline's been accused of cheating its customers out of free bonus flights.• She smoothed that, Before gutting-yet she would rather Sicken herself, than cheat my father Of his jugged hare.• He has received death threats after cheating hundreds of innocent people.• Everywhere you turn these days some one is trying to cheat us out of something.• Half the time the government cheat them out of that.• The workers accused the researchers of trying to confuse them and possibly cheat them out of their bonuses.cheat2 ●●○ noun [countable] 1 CHEATsomeone who is dishonest and cheats 骗子；作弊者 His addiction has turned him into a cheat and a liar. 毒瘾把他变成了一个骗子和说谎者。2. a cheat CHEATsomething that is dishonest or unfair 作弊，欺骗行为；不公平的事3. a set of instructions given to a computer that make it easier for someone who is playing a computer game to win 〔电脑游戏玩家为更容易获胜而输入电脑的〕作弊指令，作弊码Examples from the Corpus
cheat• I'll never play cards with you again, you cheater!• And he said there was now further evidence to discredit a principal witness in the case as a liar and a cheat.• Don't pretend you can't afford to pay me that money back -- you're nothing but a cheat and a liar!• Priestley's warning was that it was essentially a cheat.• He presented himself as a liar, a cheat.• In other words, shortcut and cheat books.• My grandmother thinks all car salesmen are cheats.• Their teacher suspected them of cheating when they both missed the same question on the test.• The disk also contains secret cheat codes to provide additional ammunition and level skip features.• The law is aimed at catching tax cheats.• This is what the cheat sheet said: 1.From Longman Business Dictionarycheatcheat /tʃiːt/ verb [intransitive, transitive] to deceive someone, break rules, or behave dishonestly, especially in order to make money for yourselfNot all publishers want to cheat authors.There are stiff penalties for stockbrokers who cheat customers.cheat on somethingThese new rules could lead more people to cheat on their taxes.cheat somebody out of somethingHe accused his employer of deliberately trying to cheat him out of his redundancy money. —cheating noun [uncountable]Auditors will check the information for any patterns that might indicate cheating by floor traders.→ See Verb tableOrigin cheat1 (1500-1600) cheat “legal removal of someone's property” ((14-17 centuries)), from escheatcheat1 verb →n THESAURUS1cheat2 nounLDOCE OnlineChinese
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cheat
cheat1 S3 /tʃiːt/ 
verb
He had cheated in the test by using a calculator.
Don’t look at my cards – that’s cheating.
cheat at
She claimed that I cheated at chess.
2. [transitive] to trick or deceive someone so that they do not get or keep something they have a right to have:
Illegal workers are often cheated by employers.
cheat somebody (out) of something
She cheated her aged aunt out of her fortune.
3. feel cheated to feel that you have been treated wrongly or unfairly and have not got what you deserve:
She felt cheated and used.
4. cheat death/fate etc to manage to avoid death or a very bad situation even though it seemed that you would not be able to:
The Italian ace cheated death in a spectacular 100 mph crash.
5. be cheated of victory/success etc if you are cheated of victory, success etc, you do not achieve it because of something unfortunate that happens
■ to get money or possessions dishonestly from someone
▪cheat to deceive someone so that they do not get or keep something they have a right to: He used his charm to cheat the old lady out of everything he could get. | He’s afraid they’ll cheat him after he hands over the money.
▪con informal to get money from someone by telling them lies: They conned her into spending thousands of pounds on useless equipment. | He conned money out of the public by pretending to collect for charity.
▪swindle to get money from a person or organization by cheating them in a clever way: The painting has been stolen and the art gallery has been swindled out of a large sum of money. | A City businessman who swindled investors out of millions of pounds was jailed for four years.
▪defraud to commit the crime of getting money from an organization by deceiving them: He admitted attempting to defraud his former employer of $1 million. | Johnson is accused of conspiring to defraud the taxman of hundreds of thousands of pounds.
▪do somebody out of something informal especially British English to dishonestly stop someone from getting or keeping something, especially something they have a right to have: They’ve done me out of three weeks wages!
cheat on somebody phrasal verb
to be unfaithful to your husband, wife, or sexual partner by secretly having sex with someone else:
The magazine claims that almost half of Britain’s women cheat on their partners.
cheat2 noun [countable]
1. someone who is dishonest and cheats:
His addiction has turned him into a cheat and a liar.
2. a cheat something that is dishonest or unfair
3. a set of instructions given to a computer that make it easier for someone who is playing a computer game to win
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verb Date: 1500-1600
Origin: cheat 'legal removal of someone's property' (14-17 centuries), from escheat
1. [intransitive and transitive] to behave in a dishonest way in order to win or to get an advantage, especially in a competition, game, or examination:Origin: cheat 'legal removal of someone's property' (14-17 centuries), from escheat
cheat at
2. [transitive] to trick or deceive someone so that they do not get or keep something they have a right to have:
cheat somebody (out) of something
3. feel cheated to feel that you have been treated wrongly or unfairly and have not got what you deserve:
4. cheat death/fate etc to manage to avoid death or a very bad situation even though it seemed that you would not be able to:
5. be cheated of victory/success etc if you are cheated of victory, success etc, you do not achieve it because of something unfortunate that happens
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cheat on somebody phrasal verb
to be unfaithful to your husband, wife, or sexual partner by secretly having sex with someone else:
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noun [countable]1. someone who is dishonest and cheats:
2. a cheat something that is dishonest or unfair
3. a set of instructions given to a computer that make it easier for someone who is playing a computer game to win
cheat to make sb believe sth that is not true, in order to get money or sth else from them 指为得到钱财或其他东西而欺骗、欺诈 ：◆ She is accused of attempting to cheat the taxman. 她被指控企图蒙骗税务员。 ◆ He cheated his way into the job. 他骗取了这份工作。 NOTE Cheat also means to act in a dishonest way in order to gain an advantage, especially in a game, competition or exam.* cheat 亦指在游戏、竞赛或考试中作弊、舞弊 ：◆ You're not allowed to look at the answers— that's cheating .你们不许看答案，那是作弊。 fool to make sb believe sth that is not true, especially in order to laugh at them or to get what you want 指蒙骗、愚弄 ：◆ Just don't be fooled into investing any money with them. 别上当受骗，同他们一起搞什么投资。 deceive to make sb believe sth that is not true, especially sb who trusts you, in order to get what you want 尤指利用别人的信任欺骗、蒙骗、诓骗 ：◆ She deceived him into handing over all his savings. 她把他所有的积蓄都骗走了。 betray to hurt sb who trusts you, especially by deceiving them or not being loyal to them 指辜负别人的信任、出卖 ：◆ She felt betrayed when she found out the truth about him. 她发现他的真实情况时，感到受了欺骗。 take sb in [ 指为个人目的而欺骗、蒙骗 ：◆ I was taken in by her story. 我被她的花言巧语蒙骗了。 trick to deceive sb, especially in a clever way, in order to get what you want 尤指以巧妙的方式欺骗、欺诈 con ( to deceive sb, especially in order to get money from them or get them to do sth for you尤指为获取钱财或使人为自己做事而欺骗、哄骗、诈骗 ：◆ They had been conned out of £100 000. 他们被骗走了 10 万英镑。
which word? 词语辨析
Many of these words involve making sb believe sth that is not true, but some of them are more disapproving than others. Deceive is probably the worst because people typically deceive friends, relations and others who know and trust them. People mayfeel cheated/betrayed by sb in authority who they trusted to look after their interests. If sbtakes you in , they may do it by acting a part and using words and charm effectively. If sbcheats/fools/tricks/cons you, they may get sth from you and make you feel stupid. However, sb mightfool you just as a joke; and totrick sb is sometimes seen as a clever thing to do, if the person being tricked is seen as a bad person who deserves it.以上各词多含使人将假话信以为真之义，但其中有些词贬义较另一些词强。deceive 大概贬义最强，主要指欺骗朋友、亲戚和其他认识和信任自己的人。相信掌权者能够顾全自己利益却遭欺骗可用 feel cheated/betrayed。通过装腔作势或花言巧语等骗人用 take sb in。哄骗、愚弄他人用 cheat/fool/trick/con。只为开玩笑可用 fool。如果被戏弄者是应该受到惩罚的坏人，可用 trick，表示计谋巧妙。
Patterns
to cheat/fool/trick/con sb out of sthto cheat/fool/deceive/betray/trick/con sb into doing sth to feel cheated/fooled/deceived/betrayed/tricked/connedto fool/deceive yourself to cheat/trick/con your way into sth
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especially in