cozen
cozen — 動詞
- cozenpresent simple I / you / we / they
- cozens3rd person singular
- cozening-ing form
- cozenedpast simple
1. to cheat someone by talking in a smooth and convincing way, often so they agree
哄騙
用花言巧語或詭計騙人
to cheat someone by talking in a smooth and convincing way, often so they agree to something or give you money.
Roya cozened her uncle into signing the paper without reading it.
Roya 哄騙叔叔還沒看內容就簽下那份文件。
pattern: cozen someone into doing something
A fake adviser cozened Felipe out of his savings with false promises.
一名假顧問用假承諾哄騙 Felipe，騙走了他的積蓄。
pattern: cozen someone out of something
Lukas was cozened by a caller claiming he had won a prize.
Lukas 被一通聲稱他中獎的來電哄騙了。
Mei refused to let the market seller cozen her with a sad story.
Mei 不肯讓市場攤販用可憐故事哄騙自己。
Jabari felt angry when a stranger cozened him into lending money.
Jabari 因為被陌生人哄騙借出錢而很生氣。
- deceive
the broadest and most neutral choice for making someone believe something false
- dupe
emphasizes making the victim look naive or easy to fool
- swindle
strongly suggests cheating someone out of money through a planned scheme
- mislead
broader and weaker; can mean giving a false idea without direct fraud
文法句型
cozen someone into doing something
cozen someone out of something
cozen someone with a false story
用法筆記
Usually found in formal or literary writing, not everyday conversation. It often appears with into + -ing or out of + noun to show what the victim was tricked into doing or losing.