gulls
gulls — noun
- gullssingular
- gullsesplural
1. a grey, white, or black-and-white seabird with long wings, webbed feet, and a lo
a grey, white, or black-and-white seabird with long wings, webbed feet, and a loud call, often found near the ocean or large lakes
The gulls circled above the fishing boats, waiting for scraps.
gulls circled above + gerund
Haruto watched a white gull glide over the waves at sunset.
A flock of grey gulls gathered on the sandy beach near the cafe.
Camila threw pieces of bread to the gulls while walking along the pier.
The loud cries of the gulls woke the campers before sunrise.
- seagull
more common term in everyday speech; means the same bird
文法句型
flock of gulls
gull + verb (circle, cry, land)
2. a person who trusts others too easily and is therefore an easy victim for dishon
a person who trusts others too easily and is therefore an easy victim for dishonest people
The street vendor took Yumi for a gull and charged double the usual price.
took Yumi for a gull — idiom meaning to see someone as gullible
After paying for a fake painting, Ezra felt like a complete gull.
The fraudsters look for gulls among elderly people who live on their own.
Noa warned her cousin not to be a gull for the online lottery scam.
文法句型
be a gull
as a gull
find a gull
用法筆記
This sense is uncommon in modern English. The more common words for this meaning are 'dupe' or 'easy target'.
常見錯誤
gulls — verb
- gullspresent simple I / you / we / they
- gullses3rd person singular
- gullsing-ing form
- gullsedpast simple
1. to deliberately make someone believe a lie so that you can get an advantage from
to deliberately make someone believe a lie so that you can get an advantage from them
A smooth-talking salesperson gulled Ari into buying a broken laptop.
gull + person + into + gerund
The email scam gulled dozens of elderly people out of their life savings.
gull + person + out of + noun phrase
Tanvi only realised she had been gulled after the man disappeared.
The fake charity tricked kind-hearted donors with stories of sick children.
文法句型
gull + person
gull + person + into + -ing
gull + person + out of + noun
be gulled (passive)
用法筆記
This verb is rarely used in everyday English. Speakers today strongly prefer 'trick', 'cheat', or 'scam'. Frequently used in the passive voice (be gulled).