Word · Frequency #19667
gullible
容易上当受骗的；轻信的；天真的
核心释义
easily deceived or tricked because one is too trusting; naive
- 1.
容易上当受骗的；天真的,易被欺骗或愚弄的。
Easily deceived or duped; naive, easily cheated or fooled.
- 2.
天真的,容易受骗的
naive and easily deceived or tricked
- 3.
容易上当受骗的
easily tricked because of being too trusting
容易上当受骗的；天真的,易被欺骗或愚弄的。；天真的,容易受骗的；容易上当受骗的；易受骗的；[法] 易受骗的；轻信的
用法In use
He is so gullible that he believed the stranger's promise to double his money.
用法提示：gullible 是形容词，作表语跟在 is 后，表示‘容易上当受骗的’，强调主语轻信。
Gullible customers are the main target of these fake online stores.
用法提示：gullible 是形容词，作定语修饰 customers，意为‘容易上当受骗的’。
She felt gullible when she realized she had bought a fake watch at a high price.
用法提示：gullible 是形容词，作表语跟在 felt 后，描述主语‘觉得自己容易被骗’的心理状态。
at that early age she had been gullible and in love
gullible tourists taken in by the shell game
be gullible
gullible 用作表语，指人容易轻信他人。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- gullible people
- 轻信他人的人；容易上当的人
- Gullible people will believe almost anything they read online.轻信他人的人几乎会相信他们在网上读到的任何东西。
- gullible public
- 容易轻信的公众
- The advertisement was designed to trick a gullible public.这则广告旨在欺骗容易轻信的公众。
- gullible tourists
- 容易上当的游客
- Street sellers often charge gullible tourists double the normal price.街头小贩经常向容易上当的游客收取正常价格两倍的钱。
- gullible consumers
- 容易受骗的消费者
- Regulations protect gullible consumers from misleading claims.法规保护容易受骗的消费者免受误导性宣传的侵害。
- gullible enough to
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想：海鸥（gull）见食就啄，像极了容易上当的人——gullible 意为“易受骗的、轻信的”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、一般报刊 该词在英语中属于中性词汇，通常用于日常对话或一般文章，形容人容易轻信、上当受骗；正式程度不高，但在大多数场合都可以使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words share the final unstressed /əbəl/ sound and the spelling -ible with gullible. Beware lookalikes like gull /ɡʌl/ (a seagull) and gully /ˈɡʌli/, which do not rhyme; also note that many -able words sound the same, so spelling alone is not a reliable guide.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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