hoodwink

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To hoodwink someone means to trick or mislead them. Beware of fake ATMs that try to hoodwink you into giving over your bank card and your code, only to keep them both and steal all your money.

An excellent, old-fashioned word is hoodwink, and you’ll be happy you know it when you have to read Victorian novels in which characters are repeatedly hoodwinked. It is an Old English compound which meant “to blindfold” 600 years ago but quickly began to be used figuratively. Think about the expression, to pull the wool over someone's eyes, as having the same image and meaning. Has your big sister ever hoodwinked you into doing her chores for her?

实用短语

1. hoodwink the public

   欺骗公众,倚仗权势,迷惑视听

2. to hoodwink

   欺瞒,蒙混

3. hoodwink k

   欺骗,蒙混

4. i stealthily hoodwink your eyes

   我悄悄地蒙上你的眼睛

5. hoodwink disabuse

   欺骗

6. hoodwink disabuse detail

   欺骗

7. humbug hoodwink

   哄骗

8. hoodwink deceive

   隔绝蒙蔽

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