confidence game
英 [ˈkɔnfidəns ɡeim] 美 [ˈkɑnfɪdəns ɡem]

n.

（获得对方信任而后的）欺骗；

变形

复数：confidence games

英英释义

confidence game

• n.a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property

  同义词：buncobunco gamebunkobunko gameconconfidence trickcon gamegyphustlestingflimflam

双语例句

1. Their assumptions of an air of confidence fooled nobody.
   他们装出信心十足的样子却欺骗不了任何人。
2. John wanted to take us in, but we beat him at his own game.
   约翰想骗我们，但这位骗人老手反而受了我们的欺骗。

权威例句

CONFIDENCE GAME
Confidence Game
Confidence game
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