Word · Frequency #20554
scam
诈骗；骗取；侵吞
to cheat or deceive someone in order to get money or property; to embezzle
- 1.
To defraud or embezzle.
欺诈或侵吞。
- 2.
deprive of by deceit
骗取
欺诈或侵吞。；骗取
In use
He was scammed out of his life savings by a fake investment scheme.
Always verify the website's credibility before buying online to avoid getting scammed.
The con artist scammed several elderly people by pretending to be a charity worker.
scam sb out of sth
out of 后接被骗走的钱财或物品。
The fake charity scammed donors out of thousands of pounds.
这家假慈善机构骗走了捐款人数千英镑。
scam sb into doing sth
into doing sth 表示诱骗对方做出某种行为。
A stranger scammed her into handing over her bank account details.
一个陌生人骗她交出了银行账户信息。
scam sth from sb
from 后接被骗的对象。
The gang scammed millions from elderly victims.
这个团伙从老年受害者那里骗取了数百万。
Verb forms
base scam · third person scams · -ing scamming · past scammed · past participle scammed
Common mistakes
He scam me online last week.He scammed me online last week.
过去时需用规则动词的 -ed 形式。scam 的过去式和过去分词都是 scammed，不能省略词尾。
They scammed me to buy their fake tickets.They scammed me into buying their fake tickets.
表示“骗某人做某事”时，scam 的固定搭配是 scam someone into doing something，不能用不定式 to do，且 into 后接动名词。
The fraudster scammed my money.The fraudster scammed me out of my money.
scam 的直接宾语应是被骗的人，而不是钱。表示“骗取某人的钱”用 scam someone out of something，钱由 out of 引出。
Connections
Collocations
- scam someone out of something
- 骗取某人的某物；骗走某人的…
- He scammed her out of her life savings.他骗走了她毕生的积蓄。
- scam money from someone
- 从某人那里骗钱
- A fake contractor scammed money from homeowners.一个冒牌承包商从房主那里骗了钱。
- scam someone into doing something
- 诱骗某人做某事
- They scammed tourists into taking overpriced taxi rides.他们诱骗游客乘坐要价过高的出租车。
- scam the elderly
- 诈骗老年人
- The fake company scammed elderly people by selling worthless health insurance.这家假公司通过出售毫无价值的健康保险来诈骗老年人。
- scam consumers
- 欺骗消费者
- Some apps scam consumers by charging hidden fees.一些应用通过收取隐藏费用来欺骗消费者。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想到 spam（垃圾邮件）：垃圾邮件里常是 scam（骗取）的陷阱。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：daily conversation、consumer alerts、news headlines scam 作动词时通常用于非正式场合，多指以欺骗手段获取钱财。正式写作中常用 defraud 代替；日常对话和新闻报道中比较常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the spelling ending '-am' and the rime /æm/. They rhyme with 'scam' because the stressed vowel and following sounds match. Note that 'scam' begins with /sk/ while others have different initial consonants.
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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