con

con1
(informal)(非正式)
(conned, conning)
  1. [with obj.]persuade (someone) to do or believe something by telling them something that is not true
    欺骗；哄骗
    I conned him into giving me your home number.
    我从他那里骗来你家的电话号码。
    she was jailed for conning her aunt out of £500,000.
    她因骗取她姑妈500,000英镑而被投入监狱。
    a bogus social worker conned her way into the pensioner's home.
    一个假冒的社会福利工作者用欺骗的办法混进那位养老金领取者的家里。
noun
  1. an instance of deceiving or tricking someone, especially by persuading them to believe something that is not true
    欺骗；哄骗；骗局
    the Charter is a glossy public relations con.
    这部宪章是一个虚有其表的公关骗局。
    [as modifier]a big con trick.
    大骗局。
语源
  1. late 19th cent. (originally US): abbreviation of confidence, as in confidence trick
con2
noun
  1. a disadvantage
    不利（地位或条件）；劣势
    borrowers have to weigh up the pros and cons of each mortgage offer.
    借款人不得不权衡每个抵押报价的利弊。
语源
  1. late 16th cent.: from Latin contra 'against'
con3
noun
  1. (informal)a convict
    (非正式)囚犯；罪犯
语源
  1. late 19th cent.: abbreviation
con4
(美 亦作 conn)
(Nautical)(航海)
(conned, conning)
  1. [with obj.]direct the steering of (a ship)
    指挥（船的）驾驶；指挥操舵；驾船
    he hadn't conned anything bigger than a Boston whaler.
    他还从未驾驶过比波士顿捕鲸船大的船只。
noun
  1. (the con)the action or post of conning a ship
    指挥驾船（岗位）；指挥操舵（岗位）
语源
  1. early 17th cent.: apparently a weakened form of obsolete cond 'conduct, guide', from Old French conduire, from Latin conducere (see conduce)
con5
(conned, conning)
  1. [with obj.](archaic)study attentively or learn by heart (a piece of writing)
    (古)用功学习；熟读；默记
    the girls conned their pages with a great show of industry.
    女孩们显得很用功地读着书本。
语源
  1. Middle English cunne, conne, con, variants of can
con6
noun
  1. (informal)a convention, especially one for science-fiction enthusiasts
    (非正式)（尤指科幻小说迷开的）会议
语源
  1. 1970s: abbreviation
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