rip off

phrasal verb
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rip somebody off
  1. [usually passive] (informal) to cheat somebody, by making them pay too much, by selling them something of poor quality, etc.敲诈;讹诈
    • Tourists complain of being ripped off by local cab drivers.游客抱怨被当地的出租车司机敲了竹杠。🔊🔊
    related noun rip-offTopics Crime and punishmentc1
rip something off
  1. (informal) to steal or illegally copy something偷窃;盗取
    • Thieves broke in and ripped off five computers.盗贼破门而入,偷走了五台电脑。🔊🔊
    • All the ideas in the film are ripped off from other movies.电影中的所有想法都与其他电影扯开了。
    Topics Crime and punishmentc2