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单词 conned
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conned in British English

past participle of verb, past tense of verb
con1 (sense 2), con4 (sense 1)
 

con in British English 1

(kɒn) informal
noun
1. 
a.  short for confidence trick
b. 
(as modifier)
con man
verbWord forms: cons, conning or conned
2. (transitive)
to swindle or defraud
Word origin
C19: from confidence

Examples of 'conned' in a sentence
conned

Your brother and your lover conned my client out of five thousand pounds.
Val McDermid KICK BACK (2002)
It means thousands of honest motorists are conned into buying over-priced second-hand motors.
The Sun (2012)
Three quarters of its members said they felt conned.
The Sun (2016)
One unlucky victim claims to have been conned into handing over 45.
The Sun (2017)
But footballers have conned refs for years.
The Sun (2009)
One elderly neighbour, who was conned out of 722,500, suffered a nervous breakdown.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Viewers were conned out of about 400,000.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Hundreds of ordinary working families were also conned, leaving many of them pennilesss.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
She thinks that too many people are conned.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
But how are doctors conned into giving sick notes to these lazy louts?
The Sun (2010)
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