scam

英 [skæm]

美 [skæm]

n.  欺诈; 诈财骗局
vt.  欺诈; 诓骗

复数：scams　第三人称单数：scams　过去分词：scammed　现在分词：scamming　过去式：scammed　

Collins.1 / BNC.20554 / COCA.9135

牛津词典

noun

• 欺诈；诈财骗局
  a clever and dishonest plan for making money

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (通常以诈财或逃税为目的的)诡计，阴谋，骗局
  Ascamis an illegal trick, usually with the purpose of getting money from people or avoiding paying tax.
  1. They believed they were participating in an insurance scam, not a murder...
     他们认为自己是在参与一起保险诈骗，而不是谋杀。
  2. The duo set up a scam to settle their respective debts.
     那对搭档设了一计以消除各自的债务。

英英释义

noun

• a fraudulent business scheme
  Synonym:cozenage

verb

• deprive of by deceit
  1. He swindled me out of my inheritance
  2. She defrauded the customers who trusted her
  3. the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change
  Synonym:victimizeswindlerookgoldbricknobblediddlebuncodefraudmulctgypgiphornswoggleshort-changecon

双语例句

• And have the government officials who apparently played a role in his scam been punished?
  还有那些在他的骗局中扮演角色的政府官员们受到惩罚了吗？
• This is not a joke ( Scam).
  这不是一个笑话（诈骗）。
• So it proves it was a scam.
  证明了这是一场骗局。
• The American FBI says it's uncovered a multimillion-dollar scam to defraud country's health-care system.
  美国FBI称其揭露了一起价值数百万美元的诈骗案，企图欺骗国家的医保系统。
• Yeah, they were running some kind of religious scam.
  对，应该是一个宗教骗局。
• And they think the scam's their idea.
  他们就会以为骗局是她们出的主意。
• Have I received a scam e-mail?
  我是否收到了欺骗性电子邮件？
• You mean this was all just a real-estate scam?
  你是说这一切都是房地产的诡计？
• Unless the product or program is a scam, you can make money!
  除非产品或计划是一个骗局，你怎么赚钱！
• I need the money because I lost out in a pyramid investment scam.
  因为我在传销骗局中失利，我急需钱用。