defraud

IPA/dɪˈfrɔːd/
KK[dɪfrˈɔd]IPA/dɪˈfrɔːd/

defraud — 動詞

  • defraudpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • defraudshe / she / it
  • defraudedpast simple
  • defrauding-ing form

1. to use lies or tricks so that a person or company hands over money, property, or

1.動詞及物C1
釋義

詐取；騙取

用詐術騙走他人錢財或權益

to use lies or tricks so that a person or company hands over money, property, or rights that should not have been given up, usually as part of a planned scheme.

例句

Diego was arrested for trying to defraud the bank of two million dollars.

Diego 因企圖詐取銀行兩百萬美元而被逮捕。

passive-friendly pattern: defraud + [organization] + of + [amount]

The fake nurse defrauded several elderly patients of their pension savings.

那名假護士詐騙了多位年長病患，騙走了他們的退休積蓄。

defraud + [people] + of + [possession]

常見搭配
  • defraud someone of money
  • defraud the government
  • defraud investors
  • conspire to defraud
  • scheme to defraud
同義詞
  • swindle

    very close in meaning; slightly more everyday and journalistic, less courtroom-formal than 'defraud'.

  • cheat

    broader and more general; works for small daily dishonesty as well as large schemes.

  • embezzle

    narrower: the swindler is an insider stealing money already entrusted to them.

  • scam

    informal; emphasises the trick or scheme more than the legal harm.

反義詞
  • reimburse

    to pay money back to someone, the opposite outcome of defrauding.

  • compensate

    to make up for a loss the person has suffered.

文法句型

defraud + someone + of + something

用法筆記

Object is usually a person, company, or government that loses money, property, or a legal right; the loss is typically introduced with 'of' (formal) or 'out of' (slightly less formal). Frequently passive in news and court reporting.

常見錯誤

He defrauded the money from the company.
He defrauded the company of the money.
the victim is the direct object, not the money taken.
She was defrauded by 5000 dollars.
She was defrauded of 5000 dollars.
use 'of' to introduce what was taken, not 'by'.

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常用片語

  • conspire to defraud
  • scheme to defraud
  • intent to defraud
  • be charged with defrauding

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