bilk

bilk
(informal)(非正式)
verb
[with obj.]
  1. obtain or withhold money from (someone) by deceit or without justification; cheat or defraud
    诈骗(某人钱财);欺骗,骗取
    government waste has bilked the taxpayer of billions dollars.
    纳税人的几百亿美元被政府骗来铺张浪费掉了。
    ■obtain (money) fraudulently
    骗(钱)
    some businesses bilk thousands of dollars from unsuspecting elderly consumers.
    一些商店从没有戒心的老年顾客那里骗取了成千上万美元。
  2. (archaic)evade; elude
    (古)逃避,躲避
派生
bilker
noun
语源
  1. mid 17th cent. (originally used in cribbage meaning 'spoil one's opponent's score'): perhaps a variant of baulk
英语宝典
考试词汇表