dupe
dupe 英 [dju:p] 美 [dup]
n. 上当者；易受骗的人 vt. 欺骗；愚弄（等于duplicate）
进行时:duping 过去式:duped 过去分词:duped 第三人称单数:dupes 名词复数:dupes
- A dupe is a furry, ceremonial hat occasionally worn during ancient pagan rituals... or not. Dupe actually means “trick or deceive.” We’re sorry we tried to dupe you into believing the wrong definition.
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- n. 上当者；易受骗的人
- vt. 欺骗；愚弄（等于duplicate）
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1. The "little horror" is the man a woman is forced to marry, a kind of dupe.
那个所谓的“捣蛋”鬼就是女人要被迫嫁给的人，一种愚蠢的欺骗。
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2. Particularly insidious, counterfeit medicines dupe sick people into believing they are taking something which will make them well, when it may instead make them sicker or even kill them.
特别阴险的是，假冒药物欺骗患者，使他们相信他们正在服用的东西将使他们康复，而实际上却可使他们病得更重甚至造成他们死亡。
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3. Even pub staff have admitted to using beautiful girls to dupe their male customers.
就连酒吧工作人员也承认他们利用漂亮女孩儿来欺骗男顾客的手段。
- dupe (n.) 1680s, from French dupe "deceived person," from Middle French duppe (early 15c.), thieves' jargon, perhaps from phrase de huppe "of the hoopoe," an extravagantly crested and reputedly stupid bird.
- dupe (v.) 1704, from dupe (n.). Related: Duped; duping.
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