bilk sb out of sth
常与 out of 连用，表示骗走某人的钱财或应得之物。
The con man bilked elderly investors out of their savings.
那个骗子骗走了老年投资者的积蓄。
欺骗；诈骗；骗取
bilks — third person singular of bilk
阻止（某人）在克里比奇纸牌中得分；在纸牌游戏中破坏(某人)的得分。；剥夺某人应得的；欺骗或诈骗,欺骗(某人)。；赖帐
to cheat or defraud (someone), especially of money or goods
在纸牌游戏中破坏(某人)的得分。
To spoil the score of (someone) in cribbage.
剥夺某人应得的；欺骗或诈骗,欺骗(某人)。
To do someone out of their due; to deceive or defraud, to cheat (someone).
一般现在时
He bilks the bank.
他欺骗银行。
一般过去时
She bilked the customer.
她欺骗了顾客。
现在完成时
They have bilked many people.
他们欺骗了很多人。
规则动词
The contractor bilked several homeowners by taking their deposits and never starting the work.
承包商欺骗了几位房主，拿了他们的定金却从未开工。
用法提示：bilked 在此表示欺骗，尤指骗取钱财。
He tried to bilk the taxi driver by claiming he had no money.
他试图赖账，对出租车司机说自己没钱。
用法提示：bilk 表示赖账，逃避付款。
Investors were bilked out of millions in the elaborate Ponzi scheme.
投资者在那场精心设计的庞氏骗局中被骗走了数百万。
用法提示：bilked 表示被骗取钱财。
常与 out of 连用，表示骗走某人的钱财或应得之物。
The con man bilked elderly investors out of their savings.
那个骗子骗走了老年投资者的积蓄。
直接接被骗的人作宾语，可搭配 with 说明行骗手段。
They bilked customers with fake insurance policies.
他们用假保险单向顾客行骗。
被动形式常见，强调受害者被欺骗而失去某物。
She was bilked out of her inheritance by a relative.
她被一个亲戚骗走了遗产。
grammar · medium
易错句子The con man bilked the widow her life savings.
正确表达The con man bilked the widow out of her life savings.
bilk 表示“骗走某人某物”时，要用 bilk sb out of sth 结构；不能像汉语“骗了某人某物”那样直接跟两个宾语。
grammar · medium
易错句子He bilked me about his real intentions.
正确表达He deceived me about his real intentions.
bilk 特指骗取钱财或应得之物，不表示一般性的“欺骗、隐瞒”；表示“在某事上欺骗某人”应用 deceive。
最通用，可指考试作弊、玩游戏犯规或日常小骗；bilk 很少用于考试、比赛违规这类场景，多指赖账不付或设计骗走钱财。两者在“骗走某人钱财”上可以互换，但 cheat 范围更宽。
法律、正式用语，指构成诈骗罪的欺骗，常与 of 连用（defraud sb of sth）；bilk 更口语化，多指欠钱不付、逃账或骗走钱财，不必然进入刑事语境。
强调精心设计的骗局，骗取金额通常较大，语气比 bilk 重；bilk 还常指该付钱却赖掉、逃账（如 bilk a taxi driver 坐出租车不给钱），这时不能用 swindle。
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