| 单词 | bamboozle |
| 释义 | bamboozle (once / 15802 pages) v To bamboozle is to hoodwink, lead by the nose, or pull the wool over someone's eyes — you're tricking or fooling them. Bamboozle may sound like a funny word, but anyone that's ever been bamboozled could tell you it's nothing to laugh about. A bamboozler lies and pretends to be a good guy, all the while plotting to empty your bank account or steal away your promotion. Con men are professional bamboozlers. Some people think advertisers are bamboozlers, since they're constantly trying to trick you into buying something you probably don't need. WORD FAMILYbamboozle: bamboozled, bamboozles, bamboozling USAGE EXAMPLESTuesday’s ruling on a Seattle housing policy suggests residents were being bamboozled by the policy equivalent of fake news. Seattle Times(Dec 15, 2016) Thankfully, Mississippi’s current Public Service Commission is not the same as the one that was bamboozled. Washington Times(Nov 30, 2016) Worst of all, in 2008 milk companies were found to be selling infant milk powder adulterated with an industrial chemical to bamboozle food inspectors. Seattle Times(Nov 24, 2016) v conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well Syn|Hyper hoodwink, lead by the nose, play false, pull the wool over someone's eyes, snow betray, deceive, lead astray cause someone to believe an untruth |
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