gull
noun[C]
uk/ɡʌl/us/ɡʌl/gullnoun[C](BIRD)
(alsoseagull)
abirdthatlivesnear thecoastwithblackandwhiteorgreyandwhitefeathers
海鸥
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Birds found by or on the sea
- albatross
- booby
- cormorant
- curlew
- fulmar
- gannet
- guillemot
- kittiwake
- oystercatcher
- penguin
- petrel
- plover
- puffin
- seagull
- shag
- skimmer
- skua
- tern
gullnoun[C](PERSON)
old-fashioned
someone who iseasilytrickedorcheated:
What a gull I've been!
Surely he's not such a gull that he wouldbelieveherridiculousstory.
- She wasfuriouswith herself for being such a gull.
- Do you really take me to be such a gull?
- Thevictimoffraudstertrickeryis called adupe, gull, orpatsy.
Naive & trusting
- an easy touchidiom
- be easy game/meatidiom
- be easy preyidiom
- be wet behind the earsidiom
- butter
- butter wouldn't melt insomeone'smouthidiom
- idealistic
- impressionable
- ingenuous
- ingenuously
- naivety
- prey
- pushover
- see things in black and whiteidiom
- simple
- sucker
- unsophisticated
- unsuspecting
- wet
- wide-eyed
gull
verb[T]
old-fashioneduk/ɡʌl/us/ɡʌl/totrickorcheatsomeone:
She was gulled by a smooth-talkingconman.
They gulled himintobuyingsomething he didn'twantor need.
- For the thousands ofsuckerswho got gulled, it'scaveatemptor-buyerbeware.
- Anoverturnedboatandpairofshoesfloatingon thewatergulledofficialsintothinkinghe haddrowned.
- Astonishingnumbersofpeoplehave been gulled intobelievingliesabout why thewarstarted.
- They areportrayedaseasilygulledmorons.
Cheating & tricking
- anti-fraud
- bad faith
- bamboozle
- bilk
- blackmail
- deceive
- fiddle
- flannel
- have an eye to/for the main chanceidiom
- havesomeoneon
- hoax
- hocus-pocus
- honeyfuggle
- hustle
- pull a fast oneidiom
- pull the wool oversomeone'seyesidiom
- punk
- putsomethingacross/oversomeone
- putsomethingon
- racket