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单词 con
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con
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1nadv 2nv 3v 4n

A con, or confidence game, is a swindle — when you take advantage of someone's trust. If you con someone out of their life savings, you might wind up a con — as in convict.
The word con has many meanings, none of them good. An argument has pros and cons, and the cons are always the downside. An ex-con is someone who spent time in jail as a convict, and a con artist is someone who scams people out of their money.
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con: cons
USAGE EXAMPLES
Qualls, a junior defensive lineman, was asked what pros and cons he would weigh in his decision.
Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017)
He’s an advocate for simple living but his research explores both the pros and cons of frugality.
Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016)
There’s a split in the yoga world about the pros and cons of flesh-eating but unanimous consent that gluttony is not your friend.
Wall Street Journal(Dec 29, 2016)
1
1n an argument opposed to a proposal
Ant|Hyper
pro
an argument in favor of a proposal
argument, statement
a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
2adv in opposition to a proposition, opinion, etc.
much was written pro and con
Ant
pro
in favor of a proposition, opinion, etc.
2
1n a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
Syn|Hypo|Hyper
bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con game, confidence game, confidence trick, flimflam, gyp, hustle, sting
sting operation
a complicated confidence game planned and executed with great care (especially an operation implemented by undercover agents to apprehend criminals)
cheat, rig, swindle
the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
2v deprive of by deceit
Syn|Hypo|Hyper
bunco, defraud, diddle, gip, goldbrick, gyp, hornswoggle, mulct, nobble, rook, scam, short-change, swindle, victimize
short, short-change
cheat someone by not returning him enough money
cheat, chisel, rip off
deprive somebody of something by deceit
3
v commit to memory; learn by heart
Syn|Hypo|Hyper
learn, memorise, memorize
alternate, understudy
be an understudy or alternate for a role
hit the books, study
learn by reading books
4
n a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
Syn|Hypo|Hyper
convict, inmate, yard bird, yardbird
lifer
a prisoner serving a term of life imprisonment
trusty
a convict who is considered trustworthy and granted special privileges
captive, prisoner
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
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