deception /dɪˈsɛpʃən/ noun plural deceptions
plural deceptions
Learner's definition of DECEPTION
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[noncount] : the act of making someone believe something that is not true : the act of deceiving someone欺騙;蒙騙 -
She accuses the company of willful deception in its advertising.她指責這家公司的廣告中有蓄意欺騙行爲。
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The article describes the government's use of deception [=deceit] to gain public support for the program.文章講述了政府爲獲得公衆對這一計劃的支持而采取的欺騙行爲。
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She practiced deception on her unsuspecting clients. [=she deceived them]她欺騙了毫無戒備心的顧客。
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[count] : an act or statement intended to make people believe something that is not true騙術;騙局 -
His many deceptions did not become known until years after he died.他的許多欺騙行爲在他死後多年才爲人所知。
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It was a misunderstanding on her part, not a deliberate deception on his (part). [=he didn't try to deceive her or lie to her]是她誤會了,他不是故意欺騙。
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a clever deception [=trick]聰明的把戲
— see also self-deception