dupe
/djuːp/ (bre, ipa) · /duːp/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈdüp also ˈdyüp/ (ame, mw) · /dʒuːp/ (bre, ipa)
dupe — 動詞
- dupepresent simple I / you / we / they
- dupeshe / she / it
- dupedpast simple
- duping-ing form
1. to fool a person with a lie or false story, so that the person does or believes
誆騙；矇騙
用謊言誘使某人做或相信某事
to fool a person with a lie or false story, so that the person does or believes something they would not have done if they had known the truth.
Charlotte duped her elderly neighbour into signing over the cottage.
Charlotte 誆騙年邁的鄰居把那間小屋過戶給她。
dupe somebody into + -ing for tricking into an action
Hundreds of small investors were duped by the fake mining company.
數百位小額投資人被那家假礦業公司矇騙。
passive: be duped by [agent]
Ziad duped the shop assistant with a worthless old coin.
Ziad 用一枚不值錢的舊硬幣誆騙了店員。
Tendai felt foolish for being duped by such an obvious online scam.
Tendai 覺得自己很傻，竟然被這麼明顯的網路詐騙矇騙。
The forger duped two museum curators into buying the painting.
那名偽造者誆騙兩位博物館策展人買下這幅畫。
文法句型
dupe somebody
dupe somebody into doing something
be duped into doing something
用法筆記
Frequently passive (be duped). Subject is usually a deceiver or a scheme; object is the person who acts on the false belief. Often paired with 'into' + -ing to name the action the victim is pushed toward.
常見錯誤
dupe — 名詞
- dupesingular
- dupesplural
1. a person who has been fooled into believing or doing something, and who is then
受騙者
被人耍弄、利用而上當的人
a person who has been fooled into believing or doing something, and who is then used by the deceiver for the deceiver's own gain.
Adina realised too late that she had been the dupe of a clever romance scammer.
Adina 太晚才發現自己只是一名高明感情騙子的受騙者。
be the dupe of [deceiver]
The boss treated his junior staff like dupes who would never check the numbers.
老闆把資淺員工當成受騙者，認定他們不會去核對數字。
treat somebody like a dupe
Vikram is no dupe; he reads every line of every contract he signs.
Vikram 可不是受騙者；他簽的每份合約每一行都會看過。
The street trader looked for tourists who might make easy dupes.
那名街頭小販專找看起來容易上當的觀光客當受騙者。
文法句型
a dupe of [person/scheme]
be the dupe of somebody
用法筆記
Often carries a tone of pity or mild contempt — the person was not just deceived but used. Common in phrases like 'be the dupe of', 'make a dupe of', and the denial 'be no dupe'. Distinguish from sense 2 (the copycat product) by context: this sense always refers to a person.
常見錯誤
2. a cheap item, usually clothing, makeup, or a household thing, that is made to lo
平價替代品
外型仿名牌但便宜許多的商品
a cheap item, usually clothing, makeup, or a household thing, that is made to look almost the same as a famous and more expensive product, so shoppers can get a similar style for less money.
Wren posted a video showing a five-dollar lipstick dupe that looked like a famous brand.
Wren 發布了一支影片，介紹一支五美元、外觀神似名牌的口紅平價替代品。
[item] dupe — common compound noun pattern
Many shoppers hunt for dupes of designer handbags online.
許多消費者在網路上尋找名牌包的平價替代品。
dupes of [designer item]
Amihan bought a chair that was a clear dupe of the famous Danish design.
Amihan 買了一張椅子，明顯是那款知名丹麥設計的平價替代品。
Beauty magazines now run regular pages on the best high-street dupes.
美容雜誌現在固定有專頁介紹最好的平價替代品。
- original
the genuine designer or branded item that the dupe imitates
文法句型
a dupe of [branded product]
a [item] dupe
用法筆記
Informal, very common in fashion, beauty, and homeware contexts. Often appears as a compound with the item type before it: 'lipstick dupe', 'handbag dupe', 'sofa dupe'. Distinguish from sense 1: that sense is always a person; this sense is always a thing.