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trickery

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++trick·e·ry /ˈtrɪkəri/ noun [uncountable]  TRICK/DECEIVECHEATthe use of tricks to deceive or cheat people 耍花招,欺骗,哄骗
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trickeryHe's managed to get as far as he has through slick talking and trickery.So they sent Odysseus, the master of crafty cunning, to get them by trickery.Furthermore, the excuses he makes smack of the old trickery.It was a piece of political trickery that enraged the opposition.But in a multicurrency society, the citizens could hedge away from such trickery.Their style was seen as outdated, anachronistic, full of superficial trickery.She suspected trickery and stood her ground.So implausible, so achingly out of touch are they, no amount of Toytown trickery can disguise their ancient irrelevance.
trick·e·ry nounChineseSyllable
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trickery
trickery /ˈtrɪkəri/ noun [uncountable]
 Word Family: noun: trick, trickery, trickster; adjective: tricky, trick; verb: trick
the use of tricks to deceive or cheat people


trick·eryBrE /ˈtrɪkəri/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtrɪkəri/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] the use of dishonest methods to trick people in order to achieve what you want 欺骗;欺诈;耍花招;招摇撞骗 SYN deception