
好词典

源自拉丁语 'contra',意为'反对',后演变为指欺诈行为。
❶ 欺骗或诈骗某人,通常通过精心设计的谎言或虚假承诺来获取利益。
“He conned her out of her life savings.”
(他骗走了她一生的积蓄。)
“The salesman tried to con me into buying a fake watch.”
(推销员试图骗我买一块假表。)
❶ 一种骗局或欺诈行为,通常涉及虚假承诺或误导性信息。
“The investment turned out to be a con.”
(这笔投资原来是个骗局。)
“He ran a con on elderly people.”
(他对老年人实施诈骗。)
❶ 反对的论点或立场,通常用于辩论中。
“Let's consider the pros and cons of this proposal.”
(让我们考虑这个提案的利弊。)
“The cons outweigh the pros in this situation.”
(在这种情况下,弊大于利。)
pros and cons — 用于讨论某事物的优缺点或利弊,帮助做出决策。
“We made a list of the pros and cons before deciding.”
(我们在做决定前列出了利弊清单。)
con artist — 指专门从事欺诈活动的人,通常很擅长获取他人信任。
“The charming man turned out to be a con artist.”
(那个迷人的男子原来是个骗子。)