/dɪˈsi:v ||; dɪˈsiv/verb
[T] deceive sb/yourself (into doing sth) to try to make sb believe sth that is not true 欺骗:
He deceived his mother into believing that he had earned the money, not stolen it.他欺骗母亲,使她相信他的钱是赚来的,不是偷来的。You're deceiving yourself if you think there's an easy solution to the problem.如果你认为这个问题很容易解决,你是在欺骗自己。☞noun deception or deceit 名词为deception或deceit
deceive/dIˋsiv; dIˈsiːv/v [T] to make someone believe something that is not true [ trick ; → deception] 欺骗: I was completely deceived. 我彻底被骗了。deceive sb into doing sth He deceived his victim into giving him £500. 他骗受害人给了他 500 英镑。deceive yourself I thought she loved me, but I was deceiving myself. 我以为她爱我﹐但我是在自欺欺人。
deceivedeceivedeceivesdeceiveddeceivingverb (deceives, deceiving, deceived)spellingRemember! When the sound is (which rhymes with ‘be’), there is a spelling rule: I before E, except after C so you spell deceive with EI (not IE).to deliberately make somebody believe something that is not true: She deceived me into thinking she was a police officer.You're deceiving yourself if you think he'll change his mind.