hoodwink
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++hood·wink /ˈhʊdˌwɪŋk/ verb [transitive + into] TRICK/DECEIVEto trick someone in a clever way so that you can get an advantage for yourself 欺诈,哄骗 SYN con→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
hoodwink• Could we have been hoodwinked all the way?• He says they've been hoodwinked and the noise is an intrusion on their lives.• Some one should hoodwink Hick into thinking it's a one-day game.• She had been hoodwinked into spending money on a product that she can not, eco-soundly, use.• But don't be hoodwinked into thinking that gifts and other offerings are the way to bring lasting happiness.• He'd been exploited, hoodwinked, lied to.• Does anyone else around here think we were hoodwinked on this deal?• On board ship he invariably tried to hoodwink other people, even a cabin boy, into paying for his sherry.Origin hoodwink (1600-1700) hoodwink “to cover the eyes with a hood” ((16-19 centuries)), from hood + winkhood·wink verbChineseSyllable
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hoodwink
hood‧wink /ˈhʊdˌwɪŋk/
verb [transitive + into]
SYN con
hood‧wink /ˈhʊdˌwɪŋk/
verb [transitive + into] Date: 1600-1700
Origin: hoodwink 'to cover the eyes with a hood' (16-19 centuries), from hood + wink
to trick someone in a clever way so that you can get an advantage for yourself Origin: hoodwink 'to cover the eyes with a hood' (16-19 centuries), from hood + wink
SYN con