Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #7549
con
/kɒn/
verb
欺骗;诈骗;哄骗
to trick or deceive someone, especially in order to get money
- 1.
commit to memory; learn by heart
记住;背诵
- 2.
deprive of by deceit
通过欺骗剥夺
熟记;背诵;默记;记住;背诵;通过欺骗剥夺;精读;仔细研究
In use
He conned the contract carefully before signing.
She conned her speech repeatedly until she knew it by heart.
The scholar conned ancient texts for hidden meanings.
Verb forms
base con · third person cons · -ing conning · past conned · past participle conned
规则动词,拼写需双写n
Connections
Collocations
- con someone out of something
- 骗取某人的某物
- He conned the old lady out of her savings.他骗走了老太太的积蓄。
- con someone into doing something
- 骗某人去做某事
- She was conned into paying a huge deposit.她被骗支付了一大笔定金。
- get conned
- 受骗,上当
- I almost got conned into buying a fake phone.我差点被骗买了一部假手机。
- con one's way into somewhere
- 靠欺骗混入某处
- He conned his way into the backstage area.他靠欺骗混进了后台区域。
Idioms & figurative uses
- con someone out of something
- 骗走某人的某物;从某人那里骗取某物He conned the old lady out of all her savings.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想“con man(骗子)”记“欺骗”;联想“concentrate(专注)”记“背诵”:两个义项都藏在con里。
Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:日常非正式对话、文学/旧式书面语 con 作动词时有‘欺骗’和‘熟记、背诵’两个常见义项:‘欺骗’通常用于非正式口语,‘熟记、背诵’多用于旧式或文学书面语。日常英语中以前者更为常见。
Grammar Note
及物动词,表示精读、仔细研究或默记。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Rhymes with on, gone, don, swan, wan, and shone in BrE (all /ɒn/). Be careful: cone /kəʊn/ and son /sʌn/ look similar but do not rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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