confidence trick

听听怎么读

英 [ˈkɔnfidəns trik]

美 [ˈkɑnfɪdəns trɪk]

是什么意思

骗局，欺诈；

变形

复数：confidence tricks

英英释义

confidence trick

n.a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
同义词：buncobunco gamebunkobunko gameconconfidence gamecon gamegyphustlestingflimflam

学习怎么用

双语例句

I think that chain letters are a confidence trick and should be made illegal.
我认为连锁信是一种骗局，应该被规定是非法的。

权威例句

Confidence trick.
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Statistics: not a confidence trick. A commentary on "Guidelines for reporting statistics in journals published by the American Physi...