con
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++con1 /kɒn $ kɑːn/ verb (conned, conning) [transitive] informal 1 CHEATto get money from someone by deceiving them 骗〔钱〕；诈骗 SYN swindlecon somebody out of something He conned me out of £300. 他从我这里骗走了300英镑。2 TRICK/DECEIVEto persuade someone to do something by deceiving them 诱骗 SYN trickcon somebody into doing something You had no right to con me into thinking I could trust you. 你无权哄骗我让我觉得你值得信赖。→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
con• If something is popular then people are being conned.• A man pretending to be a faith healer has conned around £20,000 out of desperate sick people.• She was too embarrassed to admit that they had conned her into buying 100 acres of worthless land.• Yesterday, a woman claimed the same charity had conned her out of more than three hundred pounds.• Roy Grimshaw, 43, allegedly conned his way into the job using false references.• Most of the major services have received numerous complaints from users who have been conned into purchasing illegal software.• He was trying to con me, and I knew it.• She conned me out of $50.• The old lady was conned out of her life savings by a crooked insurance dealer.• By the time she realized she had been conned, she had lost more than $3000.• They conned the school district into buying the property.• But he tricked them out of the deeds, then conned them out of £85,000 to buy a Bentley.• The criminals conned victims into believing that they could earn money inspecting businesses for compliance with the law.con somebody out of something• He tried to con me out of $20.• In a sense, Deborah conned him out of it.con somebody into doing something• Tyrell conned several millionaires into investing in his business.con2 noun [countable] informal 1 CHEATa trick to get someone’s money or make them do something 诈骗，骗局 a con to make people pay for goods they hadn’t actually received 让人们为并未收到的货物付钱的骗局2. PRISONa prisoner 囚犯，囚徒 → mod cons, → the pros and cons at pro1(3)Examples from the Corpus
con• A lot of people gave money to the charity collectors, not realising it was a con.• However, Kurtz is not heavy-handed, laying out the pros and cons of talk culled from years of exhaustive reporting.• Here are a few candidates with the pros and cons of each.• The focus of the drama shifts to discovering the dangers, and weighing up pros and cons of using the magic carpet.• She wanted me to visit a fortune-teller but I thought it was all a big con trick.• Newman and Redford play a couple of guys working an elaborate con.• No one to care about, which is what makes him free enough to be a good con man.• Recent weeks have seen it ride roughshod over ostrich breeders, society con artists, champagne fraudsters and the occasional fallen tycoon.con- /kən, kɒn $ kən, kɑːn/ prefix TOGETHERtogether 与…一起，与…一道 SYN with a confederation 联邦 to conspire (=plan together) 合谋ConPPG British English the written abbreviation of Conservative, in British politics / Conservative 的书面缩写，保守党党员〔英国政治用语〕 Sir Teddy Taylor (Con) 特迪•泰勒爵士（保守党党员）From Longman Business Dictionaryconcon1 /kɒnkɑːn/ (conned, conning) verb [transitive]1informal to get money from someone by deceiving themInvestors were conned out of thousands of dollars.2to persuade someone to do something by tricking themHe conned them into believing that the painting was a genuine Picasso.→ See Verb tableconcon2 noun [countable] informal a trick to get someone’s money or make them do somethinga con to make people pay for goods they hadn’t actually receivedOrigin con- Latin com-; → COM- con1 (1800-1900) confidence trick con2 1. (1800-1900) → CON12. (1800-1900) → CONVICT1deceiving money to by Business someone Corpus from get
Con
Con
British English the written abbreviation of Conservative, in British politics:
Sir Teddy Taylor (Con)
Con
British English the written abbreviation of Conservative, in British politics:
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con1 /kɒn $ kɑːn/ 
verb (past tense and past participle conned, present participle conning) [transitive] informal
SYN swindle
con somebody out of something
He conned me out of £300.
2. to persuade someone to do something by deceiving them
SYN trick
con somebody into doing something
You had no right to con me into thinking I could trust you.
con2 noun [countable] informal1. a trick to get someone’s money or make them do something:
a con to make people pay for goods they hadn’t actually received
2. a prisoner
⇨ mod cons, ⇨ the pros and cons at pro1(3)
| I |
verb (past tense and past participle conned, present participle conning) [transitive] informal Date: 1800-1900
Origin: confidence trick
1. to get money from someone by deceiving them Origin: confidence trick
SYN swindle
con somebody out of something
2. to persuade someone to do something by deceiving them
SYN trick
con somebody into doing something
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noun [countable] informal1. a trick to get someone’s money or make them do something: 2. a prisoner
⇨ mod cons, ⇨ the pros and cons at pro1(3)
also
also
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