Word · Frequency #22509
swindle
骗局；欺诈
the act of cheating someone by a dishonest plan
此处为名词义；动词义见另条。
- 1.
An instance of swindling.
诈骗行为；欺诈事件。
- 2.
the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
欺诈行为
- 3.
Anything that is deceptively not what it appears to be.
具有欺骗性、表里不一的事物。
- 4.
An instance wherein a player in a losing position plays a clever move that provokes an error from the opponent, thus achieving a win or a draw.
劣势棋手以巧妙着法诱使对手出错,从而获胜或弈和的情况。
诈骗行为；欺诈事件。；欺诈行为；具有欺骗性、表里不一的事物。；劣势棋手以巧妙着法诱使对手出错,从而获胜或弈和的情况。；骗取
In use
The email claiming you won a prize is just a swindle.
He realized too late that the whole scheme was a swindle.
She lost her savings in an online swindle.
swindle somebody out of something
表示从某人那里骗走某物，强调受害者和被骗的财物。
He swindled his clients out of thousands of pounds.
他骗走了客户数千英镑。
swindle something from somebody
也可用“swindle sth from sb”结构，侧重点放在骗取的财物上。
She swindled money from the company.
她从公司骗取钱财。
a swindle
作名词时是可数名词，常指骗局或欺诈行为。
The whole scheme was a swindle.
Connections
Collocations
- swindle someone out of something
- 骗取某人的某物；诈骗某人财物
- He swindled his elderly neighbor out of her pension.他骗走了年迈邻居的养老金。
- fall for a swindle
- 落入骗局；上当受骗
- Even clever people can fall for this swindle.即使是聪明人也可能上这个当。
- elaborate swindle
- 精心策划的骗局
- The gang masterminded an elaborate swindle.这个团伙策划了一个精心设计的骗局。
- complete swindle
- 彻头彻尾的骗局
- The so-called bargain turned out to be a complete swindle.所谓的便宜货结果是个彻头彻尾的骗局。
- tax swindle
- 税务诈骗
- He went to prison for a tax swindle.他因税务诈骗入狱。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记法：swindle 里藏着 wind（风），风一刮钱就没了，即被骗。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：news reports、legal/financial documents、formal writing swindle 通常比 cheat 或 scam 更正式，多用于书面语、新闻报道或法律/金融语境；日常口语中更常说 rip off 或 scam。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 swindle /ˈswɪndəl/ 押韵的词：spindle、dwindle、kindle（重读音节 /ɪndəl/ 相同）。注意拼写相似的 swine /swaɪn/ 和 wind /wɪnd/ 发音不同，切勿按 swindle 的拼读规律类推。
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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