Word · Frequency #4616
foxed
欺骗；哄骗；用计谋骗过
foxed is the past of fox.
核心释义
To trick, fool, or outwit someone by being cunning.
- 1.
用狡诈或巧计欺骗、愚弄(某人)
To trick, fool or outwit (someone) by cunning or ingenuity.
- 2.
使(某人)困惑或难倒
To confuse or baffle (someone).
- 3.
狡猾地行事
To act slyly or craftily.
- 4.
使纸张变色。狐斑是由湿度引起的纸张斑点。(参见foxing)
To discolour paper. Fox marks are spots on paper caused by humidity. (See foxing.)
- 5.
使发酵变酸,如啤酒
To make sour, as beer, by causing it to ferment.
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变酸,如啤酒等在发酵时变酸
To turn sour; said of beer, etc., when it sours in fermenting.
- 7.
使醉；用酒灌醉
To intoxicate; to stupefy with drink.
- 8.
用新前帮皮革修补(靴子),或拼接靴面前帮
To repair (boots) with new front upper leather, or to piece the upper fronts of.
使困惑；难住；使迷惑；耍滑头；耍狡猾；使（纸张）出现黄褐斑；使纸张变黄；（使）变酸；（使）发酸；使醉；灌醉
用法In use
He tried to fox me with his tricky questions.
用法提示：这里'fox'用作及物动词，意为'欺骗'。
She foxed the interviewer by giving vague answers.
用法提示：这里'foxed'是'fox'的过去式，表示'欺骗'。
Don't let his charm fox you; he's not trustworthy.
用法提示：这里'fox'用作动词，意为'欺骗'。
fox sb
fox 作及物动词，指用狡诈或巧计欺骗、愚弄某人，宾语通常是人。
The salesman foxed the old man with a fake discount.
那个推销员用假的折扣骗了那位老人。
be foxed by sth
be/get foxed by 表示被某事难住、搞糊涂，常用被动形式。
The detectives were completely foxed by the false alibi.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- be foxed by
- 被……难住；被……迷惑
- The detective was completely foxed by the strange clue.侦探被这个奇怪的线索完全难住了。
- fox someone
- 用巧计骗过某人
- The clever lawyer foxed the witness with a tricky question.那位聪明的律师用一个刁钻的问题骗过了证人。
- foxed pages
- （因受潮而）有褐斑的书页
- The old library book had several foxed pages.那本旧图书馆藏书有几页有褐斑。
习语与比喻表达Idioms & figurative uses
- sly as a fox
- 像狐狸一样狡猾；非常狡猾He's as sly as a fox when it comes to business deals.
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
狐狸（fox）以狡猾著称，动词fox就是“骗、难倒”，联想狐狸狡黠的眼神和花招。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：informal conversation、tricks and puzzles、crafty behavior、paper conservation、brewing、shoe repair 该动词表示“欺骗、哄骗”或“使困惑”时，多用于非正式或口语化的场合；而“使纸张泛黄”“使啤酒变酸”“修补靴子”等义项属于较专门或旧时用法，因此整体语域宜视为混合，不宜简单归为正式或非正式。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
The words box, ox, socks, locks, rocks, and clocks all rhyme with fox: the stressed vowel is /ɑ/ and the ending is /ks/. Note that the spellings -x and -cks both represent /ks/. Beware lookalikes that sound different, such as 'folks' /foʊks/ and 'fax' /fæks/.
用法优先级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。
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