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trick

【trick音标】 英[trɪk] 美[trɪk]

【单词释义】 trick是什么意思:

n.诡计;戏法,把戏;计谋,诀窍;骗局;恶作剧

vt.哄骗,欺骗;欺诈;打扮

adj.弄虚作假的;有诀窍的;欺诈的

[单词分级] 高考英语词汇

[单词复数] tricks [第三人称单数] tricks

[单词现在分词] tricking

[单词过去式] tricked

[单词过去分词] tricked

【trick形近词/近似词】

goldbrick   v.称病;欺诈;懒汉 n.偷懒者

prick   v.扎,刺,戳;刺伤,刺痛;刺破 n.刺,扎;刺伤,刺痛

brick   n.砖,砖块

maverick   n.标新立异的人;持不同意见的人 adj.标新立异的;特立独行的

【近义词解析】

欺骗

cheat (v. 欺骗,作弊):强调以不诚实的手段谋取私利或占便宜,尤指利用他人的信任搞欺诈或在竞赛、游戏、考试等中作弊。

con ([专八/GRE]v. [非正式]诈骗,哄骗):指骗取他人钱财,或哄骗他人相信或做某事。

deceive ([四级]v. 欺骗,蒙骗):指用编造谎言、制造假象等方法使他人上当。

trick (v. 欺骗,哄骗):指用花招、诡计等骗人做某事或相信某一不真实之事,目的是从中渔利。

【单词例句】

◇ Long ago, humans’ ancestors were bad. They fooled and played tricks on each other and never kept their word. So God turned up and drowned all their crops. Humans starved day and night, weeping.
很久以前,人类的祖先很坏,他们互相欺骗,耍诡计,从不遵守诺言。于是,上帝出现了,淹死了他们所有的作物。人们日夜挨饿,哭泣着。

---- An Interesting Festival

◇ Skipping breakfast has long been espoused by celebrities as a diet trick. Joanna Lumley says cutting out breakfast has helped her stay slim in older age. Recently, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said he never eats breakfast, only dinner - and that he skips all food altogether on Saturdays - as part of a routine that he claims is meditative.
不吃早餐一直被一些名人奉为减肥妙招。乔安娜·林莉说,不吃早餐帮助她在年老时还能保持苗条。最近,推特首席执行官杰克·多西说他从不吃早餐,只吃晚餐,而且在周六禁食,这属于其例行冥想的一部分。

---- Skipping breakfast could raise risk of heart disease by 87%

◇ When you want to lower your body temperature, chilling those pulse points with cold water or ice sends a signal to the brain that says, “I’m cold.” This tricks your brain into turning down its thermostat.
想降低体温时,用冷水或者冰块冷敷这些脉搏点会向大脑传递一个信号——“我好冷”。这样做可以欺骗大脑让它降低身体“恒温器”的温度。

---- How to keep your body cool

◇ Once upon a time there was a clever, wily peasant, whose tricks could be much talked about. The best story, however, is how he once got the best of the devil and made a fool of him.
从前有位远见卓识、机智聪明的农夫,有关他足智多谋的故事至今人们仍广为传颂。其中最精彩的要首推他曾经怎样捉弄魔鬼的故事。

---- The Peasant and the Devil

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