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deception

noun
🔊/dɪˈsepʃn/
🔊/dɪˈsepʃn/
Word Family
  • deceive verb
  • deceit noun
  • deceitful adjective
  • deception noun
  • deceptive adjective
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  1. [uncountable] the act of deliberately making somebody believe something that is not true (= of deceiving them) 欺骗；蒙骗；诓骗synonym deceitTopics Personal qualitiesc1
    • a drama full of lies and deception充满谎言和欺骗的一出戏
    • He was accused of obtaining property by deception.他被指控骗取钱财。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • He'll use deception to get what he wants.他会使用欺骗手段来得到他想要的东西。
    • She failed to see through his deception.她没有看穿他的骗术。
    Topics Crime and punishmentc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • cruel
    • elaborate
    • deliberate
    • …
    verb + deception
    • practise/​practice
    • use
    • detect
    • …
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  2. [countable] a trick intended to make somebody believe something that is not true诡计；骗术；骗局 synonym deceit
    • The whole episode had been a cruel deception.这起事件从头到尾就是一个残酷的骗局。🔊🔊
    • His elaborate deception fooled everyone.他这个精心策划的骗局愚弄了所有人。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • cruel
    • elaborate
    • deliberate
    • …
    verb + deception
    • practise/​practice
    • use
    • detect
    • …
    See full entry
    3. Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin deceptio(n-), from decipere ‘deceive’.