cheat
/ˈtʃit/KK
變化形
cheats
cheated
cheated
cheating
1.
作弊;以不誠實手段取得好處
在考試、比賽、遊戲等情況中違反規則,藉此獲得不公平的優勢。
用法:可單獨使用,也可接介系詞片語。表示在哪一項考試或作業作弊時,常接 on。
You will not learn much if you cheat on your homework.
如果你在作業上作弊,就學不到多少東西。
The teacher caught two students cheating on the math test.
老師抓到兩名學生在數學考試中作弊。
2.
欺騙;騙取
用不誠實的方式欺瞞某人,通常是為了取得對方的金錢、財物或利益。
用法:可說 cheat someone,也常用 cheat someone out of something,表示「騙走某人的某物」。
We felt cheated because the restaurant made us pay for food we never ordered.
我們覺得受騙了,因為那家餐廳要我們付從沒點過的食物錢。
The seller cheated several people out of their money.
那名賣家騙走了幾個人的錢。
3.
對伴侶不忠;出軌
在已有伴侶關係的情況下,與另一人發展親密或性關係,因而違背對伴侶的承諾。
用法:對象前通常用 on:cheat on someone。若要說第三者,可用 cheat on someone with someone。
It hurts when you find out that your husband or wife has been cheating on you.
當你發現你的丈夫或妻子一直在欺騙你時,你會很難過。
She left him after she learned that he had cheated on her.
她知道他欺騙她後,就離開了他。
4.
逃過;躲過
僥倖避開原本可能遭遇的死亡、懲罰或不幸。
用法:cheat death 是固定說法,意為「死裡逃生」;不宜理解為字面上的「欺騙死亡」。
The driver cheated and did not pay for the ride.
5.
作弊的人;騙子
以不誠實手段獲利、違反規則,或欺騙他人的人。
用法:作名詞時是可數名詞,通常需搭配冠詞、數量詞或複數形式。
No one wanted to play cards with him because they thought he was a cheat.
沒人想跟他玩撲克牌,因為大家認為他會作弊。
6.
小抄;作弊用的資料
為了在考試或其他評量中違規取得答案而偷帶或偷看的資料。
用法:cheat sheet 是可數名詞片語。若老師允許攜帶,通常不表示作弊。
Our science teacher let us bring one small piece of paper with notes to the big test. It was not cheating.
我們的自然老師讓我們帶一小張寫有筆記的紙去參加大考。這不算作弊。
常見錯誤
The salesman cheated me my money.
The salesman cheated me out of my money.
He cheated with his wife.
He cheated on his wife.
She is a cheat person.
She is a cheat.
He cheated the English test.
He cheated on the English test.
相關字詞
學習提示
・cheat 最核心的概念是「用不誠實方式取得不公平利益」。考試作弊、騙錢與感情不忠都可用這個字,但搭配不同。
・cheat on a test 是考試作弊;cheat on someone 是對某人不忠。兩者形式相同,意思要看 on 後面的對象。
・cheat 與 cheat sheet 不完全相同。cheat sheet 若經教師允許,只是考前整理的重點單,不必然代表作弊。