英语词汇“bamboozle”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

1 (verb) in the sense of cheat

Definition

to cheat

He was bamboozled by conmen.

Synonyms

cheat

He cheated people out of their life savings.

do (informal)

I'll tell you how they did me.

kid (informal)

Are you sure you're not kidding me?

I'm just kidding.

skin (slang)

trick

He'll be upset when he finds out how you tricked him.

fool

Art dealers fool a lot of people.

take in (informal)

con (informal)

He claimed that the businessman had conned him out of his life savings.

stiff

sting (informal)

mislead

Ministers knowingly misled the public.

rip off (slang)

thwart

deceive

He has deceived and disillusioned us all.

fleece

She claims he fleeced her out of thousands of pounds.

hoax

He recently hoaxed a number of celebrities.

defraud

He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the government.

dupe

Some of the offenders duped the psychologists.

beguile

He used his newspapers to beguile his readers.

gull (archaic)

Consumers are no longer so easily gulled into paying extra for a designer label.

delude

We delude ourselves that we are in control.

swindle

He swindled investors out of millions of pounds.

stitch up (slang)

victimize

hoodwink

Many people are hoodwinked by the so-called beauty industry.

double-cross (informal)

They were frightened of being double-crossed.

diddle (informal)

take for a ride (informal)

do the dirty on (British, informal)

bilk

trusts that secretly conspired to bilk the public

pull a fast one on (informal)

cozen

2 (verb) in the sense of puzzle

Definition

to confuse

He bamboozled Mercer into defeat.

Synonyms

puzzle

What puzzles me is why nobody has complained before now.

confuse

Politics just confuses me.

stump

Well, maybe I stumped you on that one.

baffle

An apple tree producing square fruit is baffling experts.

bewilder

The silence from her sister had hurt and bewildered her.

confound

For many years medical scientists were confounded by these seemingly contradictory facts.

perplex

problems that perplexed me

mystify

There was something strange in her attitude that mystified me.

befuddle

He liked to befuddle his readers.

flummox

This system has the potential to flummox most car thieves.

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单词	bamboozle
释义	Trends of bamboozle View usage for: bamboozle (bæmbuːzəl) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense bamboozles, present participle bamboozling, past tense, past participle bamboozled verb To bamboozle someone means to confuse and often trick them. He bamboozled Mercer into defeat. [VERB noun + into] He was bamboozled by con men. [be VERB-ed] Synonyms: cheat, do [informal], kid [informal], skin [slang] More Synonyms of bamboozle More Synonyms of bamboozle bamboozle in British English (bæmˈbuːzəl) verb (transitive) informal 1. to cheat; mislead 2. to confuse Derived forms bamboozler (bamˈboozler) noun bamboozlement (bamˈboozlement) noun Word origin C18: of unknown origin bamboozle in American English (bæmˈbuzəl) verb transitiveWord forms: bamˈboozled or bamˈboozling 1. to deceive or cheat by trickery; dupe 2. to confuse or puzzle Derived forms bamboozlement (bamˈboozlement) noun bamboozler (bamˈboozler) noun Word origin c. 1700; cant form: < ? Examples of 'bamboozle' in a sentence bamboozle Many opponents were so bamboozled they simply resort to fouling him. The Sun (2006) The defenders were bamboozled, the crowd amazed. The Sun (2008) 1 (verb) in the sense of cheat Definition to cheat He was bamboozled by conmen. Synonyms cheat He cheated people out of their life savings. do (informal) I'll tell you how they did me. kid (informal) Are you sure you're not kidding me? I'm just kidding. skin (slang) trick He'll be upset when he finds out how you tricked him. fool Art dealers fool a lot of people. take in (informal) con (informal) He claimed that the businessman had conned him out of his life savings. stiff sting (informal) mislead Ministers knowingly misled the public. rip off (slang) thwart deceive He has deceived and disillusioned us all. fleece She claims he fleeced her out of thousands of pounds. hoax He recently hoaxed a number of celebrities. defraud He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the government. dupe Some of the offenders duped the psychologists. beguile He used his newspapers to beguile his readers. gull (archaic) Consumers are no longer so easily gulled into paying extra for a designer label. delude We delude ourselves that we are in control. swindle He swindled investors out of millions of pounds. stitch up (slang) victimize hoodwink Many people are hoodwinked by the so-called beauty industry. double-cross (informal) They were frightened of being double-crossed. diddle (informal) take for a ride (informal) do the dirty on (British, informal) bilk trusts that secretly conspired to bilk the public pull a fast one on (informal) cozen 2 (verb) in the sense of puzzle Definition to confuse He bamboozled Mercer into defeat. Synonyms puzzle What puzzles me is why nobody has complained before now. confuse Politics just confuses me. stump Well, maybe I stumped you on that one. baffle An apple tree producing square fruit is baffling experts. bewilder The silence from her sister had hurt and bewildered her. confound For many years medical scientists were confounded by these seemingly contradictory facts. perplex problems that perplexed me mystify There was something strange in her attitude that mystified me. befuddle He liked to befuddle his readers. flummox This system has the potential to flummox most car thieves. nonplus Additional synonyms in the sense of baffle Definition to perplex An apple tree producing square fruit is baffling experts. Synonyms puzzle, beat (slang), amaze, confuse, stump, bewilder, astound, elude, confound, perplex, disconcert, mystify, flummox, boggle the mind of, dumbfound in the sense of befuddle He liked to befuddle his readers. Synonyms confuse, puzzle, baffle, bewilder, muddle, daze, perplex, mystify, disorient, faze, stupefy, flummox, bemuse, intoxicate in the sense of beguile Definition to charm (someone) into doing something he or she would not normally do He used his newspapers to beguile his readers. Synonyms fool, trick, take in, cheat, con (informal), mislead, impose on, deceive, dupe, gull (archaic), delude, bamboozle, hoodwink, take for a ride (informal), befool Nearby words of bamboozle ballyhoo balm balmy bamboozle ban banal banality Synonyms of 'bamboozle' bamboozle Explore 'bamboozle' in the dictionary
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