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cheat someone out of something
表示通过欺骗手段夺取某人的东西。
He cheated her out of her inheritance.
他骗取了她的遗产。
作弊；舞弊
cheating — present participle of cheat
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作弊；舞弊
To break the rules in order to gain an advantage.
He cheated her out of her inheritance.
他骗取了她的遗产。
违反规则以获得或试图获得优势。
To violate rules in order to gain, or attempt to gain, advantage from a situation.
对配偶或伴侣不忠；通奸,或与伴侣以外的人进行违反社会规则或关系协议的性或浪漫行为。
To be unfaithful to one's spouse or partner; to commit adultery, or to engage in sexual or romantic conduct with a person other than one's partner in contravention of the rules of society or agreement in the relationship.
避免看似不可避免的事情。
To avoid a seemingly inevitable thing.
欺骗；愚弄；戏弄。
To deceive; to fool; to trick.
cheat
Base
原形
cheats
3rd person
第三人称单数
cheating
-ing
现在分词
cheated
Past
过去式
cheated
Past participle
过去分词
He cheats on exams.
他在考试中作弊。
She cheated on the test yesterday.
她昨天在考试中作弊了。
He is cheating on his girlfriend.
他在欺骗他的女朋友。
规则动词
He cheated on the exam by copying from his neighbor.
他通过抄袭邻座的答案在考试中作弊。
She was caught cheating at cards and banned from the casino.
她玩牌时作弊被抓，被赌场禁止入内。
The company cheated its customers by selling fake products.
这家公司通过销售假货欺骗顾客。
表示通过欺骗手段夺取某人的东西。
He cheated her out of her inheritance.
他骗取了她的遗产。
表示在感情上对某人不忠。
She cheated on her boyfriend.
她背叛了她的男朋友。
表示在考试中使用不正当手段。
Many students cheat in exams to get better grades.
许多学生在考试中作弊以获得更好的成绩。
表示在游戏中使用欺骗手段。
It's not fair to cheat at a game.
在游戏中作弊是不公平的。
Not this
He cheated the exam.
Use this
He cheated on the exam.
当表示‘考试作弊’时，英语中需用介词'on'，而汉语直接说‘作弊考试’，因此学习者容易遗漏介词。
Not this
He cheated his wife.
Use this
He cheated on his wife.
表示‘对配偶不忠’时，必须使用'cheat on'固定搭配，否则会误解为‘欺骗妻子’（如骗钱等）。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
背叛某人
He cheated on his girlfriend with another woman.
他背叛了女朋友，和另一个女人在一起。
在考试中作弊
Many students cheat in exams to get better grades.
许多学生在考试中作弊以获得更好的成绩。
在牌局中作弊
He was caught cheating at cards during the game.
他在游戏中被抓到在牌局中作弊。
骗取某人的某物
They cheated him out of his inheritance.
他们骗取了他的遗产。
逃脱死亡
He cheated death when he survived the accident.
他在事故中逃脱了死亡。
利用系统漏洞
Some people try to cheat the system to avoid paying taxes.
有些人试图利用系统漏洞来逃避纳税。
死里逃生
The driver cheated death when his car spun out of control on the icy road.
司机在结冰的道路上失控打滑，死里逃生。
对某人不忠
She found out that her husband had been cheating on her for months.
她发现丈夫已经出轨好几个月了。
钻系统空子
Some students try to cheat the system by using fake IDs.
一些学生试图用假身份证来钻系统空子。
她绿了你！
He was caught cheating on the math test.
他数学考试作弊被抓了。
骗子，骗子，为什么你总是玩弄我的心？
Don't cheat on your partner; it hurts them deeply.
不要欺骗你的伴侣；这会给对方造成深深的伤害。
发长 /iː/ 音 (如 sea, tea)
Same pattern, same sound
Use cheating naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象一个学生在考试中偷看（cheat），被老师抓住——‘欺’骗老师，谐音‘欺他’。
通常用于中性语境，常见于学术考试作弊（cheat on a test）或人际关系欺骗（cheat on a partner），在正式与非正式场合均可使用。
All listed words rhyme with cheat, sharing the /it/ sound. Beware of lookalikes like 'great' /ɡreɪt/ and 'threat' /θrɛt/ which do not rhyme.
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