
好词典

名词 'gull' 源自古英语 'gull' 或 'mew',指海鸥;动词 'gull' 可能来自中古英语 'gullen',意为欺骗或愚弄。
❶ 海鸥,一种常见于海岸或湖泊边的长翅水鸟,通常有白色或灰色羽毛,以鱼类和小型水生动物为食。
“The gulls circled above the fishing boat, waiting for scraps.”
(海鸥在渔船上方盘旋,等待食物残渣。)
“A flock of gulls landed on the beach at sunset.”
(一群海鸥在日落时降落在海滩上。)
❶ 欺骗或愚弄某人,通常指通过狡猾或欺诈的手段让人上当。
“He gulled them into believing his fake story.”
(他骗他们相信了他的虚假故事。)
“She felt gulled after realizing the deal was a scam.”
(她意识到这笔交易是个骗局后,觉得自己被骗了。)
gullible person — 容易上当的人,指那些轻信他人、容易被欺骗的人。
“He's such a gullible person that he believed the email scam.”
(他是个容易上当的人,竟然相信了那封诈骗邮件。)