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单词 fraud
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fraud

noun
 
/frɔːd/
/frɔːd/
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  1.  
    [uncountable, countable] the crime of cheating somebody in order to get money or goods illegally
    • She was charged with credit card fraud.
    • It was said that the property had been obtained by fraud.
    • He helped prevent a $100 million fraud.
    Collocations CrimeCrimeCommitting a crime
    • commit a crime/​a murder/​a violent assault/​a brutal killing/​an armed robbery/​fraud
    • be involved in terrorism/​a suspected arson attack/​people smuggling/​human trafficking
    • engage/​participate in criminal activity/​illegal practices/​acts of mindless vandalism
    • steal somebody’s wallet/​purse/(British English) mobile phone/(North American English) cell phone
    • rob a bank/​a person/​a tourist
    • break into/ (British English) burgle/ (North American English) burglarize a house/​a home/​an apartment
    • hijack a plane/​ship/​bus
    • smuggle drugs/​weapons/​arms/​immigrants
    • launder drug money (through something)
    • forge documents/​certificates/​passports
    • take/​accept/​pay somebody/​offer (somebody) a bribe
    • run a phishing/​an email/​an internet scam
    Fighting crime
    • combat/​fight crime/​terrorism/​corruption/​drug trafficking
    • prevent/​stop credit-card fraud/​child abuse/​software piracy
    • deter/​stop criminals/​burglars/​thieves/​shoplifters/​vandals
    • reduce/​tackle/​crack down on knife/​gun/​violent/​street crime; (especially British English) antisocial behaviour
    • foil a bank raid/​a terrorist plot
    • help/​support/​protect the victims of crime
    Investigating crime
    • report a crime/​a theft/​a rape/​an attack/(especially British English) an incident to the police
    • witness the crime/​attack/​murder/​incident
    • investigate a murder/(especially North American English) a homicide/​a burglary/​a robbery/​the alleged incident
    • conduct/​launch/​pursue an investigation (into…); (especially British English) a police/​murder inquiry
    • investigate/​reopen a criminal/​murder case
    • examine/​investigate/​find fingerprints at the crime scene/​the scene of crime
    • collect/​gather forensic evidence
    • uncover new evidence/​a fraud/​a scam/​a plot/​a conspiracy/​political corruption/​a cache of weapons
    • describe/​identify a suspect/​the culprit/​the perpetrator/​the assailant/​the attacker
    • question/​interrogate a suspect/​witness
    • solve/​crack the case
    see also wire fraudTopics Crime and punishmentb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • massive
    • serious
    • complex
    fraud + noun
    • squad
    • case
    • charge
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  2.  
    [countable] a person who pretends to have qualities, abilities, etc. that they do not really have in order to cheat other people
    • He's nothing but a liar and a fraud.
    • She felt a fraud accepting their sympathy (= because she was not really sad).
  3. [countable] something that is not as good, useful, etc. as people claim it is
  4. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French fraude, from Latin fraus, fraud- ‘deceit, injury’.
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