Cheat

1. 欺騙;騙取,詐取[(+of/out of)]
They cheated the old woman of her house and money.
他們騙取了老婦人的房屋和錢財。
2. 哄騙[(+into)]
The salesman cheated me into buying a fake.
那個推銷員騙我買了假貨。
3. 【書】僥倖逃脫;躲避
The fishermen cheated death in the stormy seas.
那些在波濤洶湧的海上作業的漁民們僥倖避開死神。
The balloonist cheated death in spite of the storm.
儘管風狂雨暴,乘氣球升空者幸免於難。
4. 消磨(時光);消除(厭煩等)
She thumbed through pictorials to cheat time.
她翻閱畫報,借以消磨時間。