delude
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++de·lude /dɪˈluːd/ verb [transitive] WRONG/INCORRECTto make someone believe something that is not true 欺骗，哄骗 SYN deceive I was angry with him for trying to delude me. 他想骗我，因此我很恼火。delude somebody/yourself into doing something It is easy to delude yourself into believing you’re in love. 一个人很容易误以为自己坠入了爱河。 Don’t be deluded into thinking your house is burglarproof. 不要误以为你的房子是绝对防盗的。→ See Verb table
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delude• How had she let herself be so deluded?• Wins in New Hampshire can sometimes delude.• But if we give up the second belief, then we do not think we are deluded by biology.• If he really thought this would be his father's reaction, he was cruelly deluding himself.• Governments should not be deluded into thinking that they can arrogate to themselves powers that they do not and can not possess.• Or would you delude yourself about her performance?• Have you forgotten how easy it is to delude yourself into believing you are in love?• And what if you lacked the capacity to delude yourself?delude somebody/yourself into doing something• Have you forgotten how easy it is to delude yourself into believing you are in love?• The rich man who deludes himself into behaving like a mendicant may conserve his fortune although he will not be very happy.Origin delude (1400-1500) Latin deludere, from ludere “to play”de·lude verbChineseSyllable
to believe not Corpus that something someone is make
delude
de‧lude /dɪˈluːd/
verb [transitive]
SYN deceive:
I was angry with him for trying to delude me.
delude somebody/yourself into doing something
It is easy to delude yourself into believing you’re in love.
Don’t be deluded into thinking your house is burglarproof.
de‧lude /dɪˈluːd/
verb [transitive] Date: 1400-1500
Language: Latin
Origin: deludere, from ludere 'to play'
to make someone believe something that is not true Language: Latin
Origin: deludere, from ludere 'to play'
SYN deceive:
delude somebody/yourself into doing something