cheat code

IPA/ˈtʃiːt ˌkəʊd/
IPA/ˈtʃiːt ˌkoʊd/

cheat code — 名詞

1. a hidden word, number, or set of buttons that a player enters in a video game to

1.名詞B1
釋義

遊戲密技

電玩中解鎖特殊效果的隱藏指令

a hidden word, number, or set of buttons that a player enters in a video game to unlock special powers, extra lives, or a faster way to win.

例句

Owen typed in a cheat code to give his character unlimited health.

Owen 輸入了一組密技，讓他的角色擁有無限的生命值。

type in a cheat code + result it unlocks

The old racing game had a cheat code that turned every car gold.

那款舊賽車遊戲有個密技，可以把每一台車都變成金色。

a cheat code that + unusual in-game effect

同義詞
  • cheat

    shorter informal form gamers often use on its own

  • hack

    broader; can mean an unofficial change to the game's code, not just a typed code

文法句型

enter a cheat code

a cheat code for [game]

用法筆記

Often the object of 'enter', 'type in', or 'use'. Subject is usually a player; the thing it unlocks (lives, powers, levels) follows naturally in the same sentence.

常見錯誤

❌I cheat-coded the game.
✅I used a cheat code in the game.
💡'cheat code' is a noun, not a verb.

2. a simple trick or method that lets you get a good result much more easily than o

2.名詞B2
釋義

捷徑；妙招

讓你輕鬆勝過別人的省力小撇步

a simple trick or method that lets you get a good result much more easily than other people, almost as if you were breaking the normal rules.

例句

Lucía calls morning exercise her cheat code for staying calm all day.

Lucía 說晨間運動是她一整天保持冷靜的妙招。

X is someone's cheat code for + benefit

Asking the librarian for help felt like a cheat code during exam week.

考試週時，向圖書館員求助簡直像是走了捷徑。

feel like a cheat code

同義詞
  • shortcut

    neutral; a cheat code feels cleverer and slightly unfair

  • life hack

    very close in this sense, often used about daily-life tricks

反義詞
  • hard way

    the slow, normal route a cheat code lets you skip

文法句型

a cheat code for [success]

feel like a cheat code

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 1: this figurative use has nothing to do with games — it praises an everyday trick that gives an unfair-seeming advantage. Common after 'feel like' or as 'a cheat code for'.

常見錯誤

❌Sleeping well is a cheating code for energy.
✅Sleeping well is a cheat code for energy.
💡the fixed phrase is 'cheat code', not 'cheating code'.