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fraud

UK /frɔːd/US /frɔːd/

词源

源自中古英语fraude,来自古法语fraude,最终源自拉丁语fraus(欺骗、欺诈)。

noun

❶ 欺诈行为,指通过欺骗手段获取他人财物或利益的不法行为,常见于金融、商业等领域。

“He was arrested for committing fraud by falsifying financial documents.”

(他因伪造财务文件实施欺诈而被逮捕。)

“The company lost millions due to an internal fraud scheme.”

(公司因内部欺诈计划损失了数百万。)

❶ 骗子,指故意欺骗他人以获取不正当利益的人,通常带有贬义。

“The so-called investment expert turned out to be a fraud.”

(那位所谓的投资专家原来是个骗子。)

“He exposed the fraud who had been selling fake antiques.”

(他揭露了那个贩卖假古董的骗子。)

同义词:deception, scam, swindle, hoax, imposter

verb

❶ 欺骗,指通过虚假陈述或行为误导他人以达到不正当目的。

“He was accused of frauding investors out of their savings.”

(他被指控欺骗投资者,使他们损失了积蓄。)

“The scheme frauded thousands of people before being discovered.”

(这个骗局在被发现前已经欺骗了数千人。)

同义词:cheat, deceive, defraud, trick, dupe

常见短语

commit fraud — 实施欺诈行为,通常指故意进行非法欺骗活动以获取利益。

“The executive was charged with committing fraud against shareholders.”

(这位高管被指控对股东实施欺诈。)

fraud alert — 欺诈警报,指金融机构或信用机构发出的关于潜在欺诈活动的警告。

“The bank issued a fraud alert after detecting suspicious transactions.”

(银行在检测到可疑交易后发出了欺诈警报。)