cheat 1 S3 / tʃit / 动词
1 [不及物和及物动词] to behave in a dishonest way in order to win or to get an advantage, especially in a competition, game, or examination :
He had cheated in the test by using a calculator.
Don’t look at my cards – that’s cheating .
cheat at
She claimed that I cheated at chess.
2 [及物动词] to trick or deceive someone so that they do not get or keep something they have a right to have :
Illegal workers are often cheated by employers.
cheat somebody (out) of something
She cheated her aged aunt out of her fortune.
3 feel cheated to feel that you have been treated wrongly or unfairly and have not got what you deserve :
She felt cheated and used.
4 cheat death/fate etc to manage to avoid death or a very bad situation even though it seemed that you would not be able to :
The Italian ace cheated death in a spectacular 100 mph crash.
5 be cheated of victory/success etc if you are cheated of victory, success etc, you do not achieve it because of something unfortunate that happens
THESAURUS Meaning 2
to get money or possessions dishonestly from someone
cheat to deceive someone so that they do not get or keep something they have a right to : He used his charm to cheat the old lady out of everything he could get. | He’s afraid they’ll cheat him after he hands over the money.
con informal to get money from someone by telling them lies : They conned her into spending thousands of pounds on useless equipment. | He conned money out of the public by pretending to collect for charity.
swindle to get money from a person or organization by cheating them in a clever way : The painting has been stolen and the art gallery has been swindled out of a large sum of money. | A City businessman who swindled investors out of millions of pounds was jailed for four years.
defraud to commit the crime of getting money from an organization by deceiving them : He admitted attempting to defraud his former employer of $1 million. | Johnson is accused of conspiring to defraud the taxman of hundreds of thousands of pounds.
do somebody out of something informal especially British English to dishonestly stop someone from getting or keeping something, especially something they have a right to have : They’ve done me out of three weeks wages!
cheat on somebody 短语动词
to be unfaithful to your husband, wife, or sexual partner by secretly having sex with someone else :
The magazine claims that almost half of Britain’s women cheat on their partners.