con
verb[T]
informaluk/kɒn/us/kɑːn/-nn-to make someonebelievesomethingfalse, usually so that thatpersonwill give youtheirmoneyor possessions:
骗，诈骗，哄骗（通常指钱财）Shefeltshe had been connedintobuyingthecar.她觉得自己上当受骗买下了这辆车。
Thieves conned himout ofhislifesavings.小偷骗走了他一辈子的积蓄。
Hemanagedto con £20out ofthem(= get thatamountfrom them bydeceivingthem).他从他们那里骗得20英镑。
Compare
gypverbUSinformal old-fashioned
rookverbold-fashionedinformal
swindleverb
defraud
to deceive someone
- deceiveThe cigarette companies deceived the public about the health risks of cigarettes.
- deceive yourselfYou'd be deceiving yourself if you believed that.
- trickShe felt they had tricked her into saying more than she intended.
- foolYou don't fool me with your innocent act.
- take inThey claimed to be destitute, but we weren't taken in.
- pull the wool over someone's eyesI'm not stupid. You can't pull the wool over my eyes like that.
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
con
noun
uk/kɒn/us/kɑːn/connoun(TRICK)
[C]informal
atrickto get someone'smoneyor make someone do what youwant:
骗局；圈套；花招It's a con - you gethalfthefoodfortwicetheprice!这是个圈套——你花两倍的钱才买到一半的食物！
a contrick骗局
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
connoun(DISADVANTAGE)
[Cusually plural]informal
adisadvantageor areasonfor not doing something:
不利条件；弊病One of the cons ofbuyingabiggercaris that itcostsmore torun.买辆大一点的汽车的缺点是跑起来更费油。
You have toweighup all theprosandcons of thematterbefore you make adecision.作决定之前，你要权衡问题的利弊。
Advantage and disadvantage
- a stick to beatsomeonewithidiom
- an ace upyoursleeveidiom
- attraction
- be well in thereidiom
- be/stay/keep one jump aheadidiom
- hold all the cardsidiom
- in
- in the right place at the right timeidiom
- it's tough at the topidiom
- lock
- locksomethingin
- lose
- profit
- secret weapon
- silver lining
- stick
- the best of both worldsidiom
- tough
- trouble
- trump card
connoun(EVENT)
[C]informal
short forconvention: alargeeventwherefansof (=peoplewho are veryenthusiasticabout) aparticularTVprogramme,film,computergame, etc. canmeeteach other and some of thepeopleinvolvedin making it:
SanDiego has thelargestcomiccon in theUnitedStates.
Thecityholdsanannualsci-ficon.
- Theactoris in Chicago thisweekendfor WizardWorld, and isscheduledto be at the New York Comic Con at the end of nextmonth.
- I’ve neverattendedafancon, but I am ahugefanof the show.
Topics & areas of interest
- angle
- backyard
- bailiwick
- cause célèbre
- centrism
- demesne
- domain
- front
- kingdom
- leitmotiv
- non-subject
- province
- scene
- score
- specialism
- specialization
- subject
- talk
- thematic
- theme
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Enthusiasts
connoun(PRISONER)
[C]slang
short forconvict: someone who is inprisonbecause they have beenfoundguiltyof acrime
People held in prison
- captive
- cellmate
- co-prisoner
- convict
- dead
- dead man walkingidiom
- detainee
- detenu
- gaolbird
- hostage
- inmate
- internee
- jailbird
- lag
- lifer
- political prisoner
- pow
- prisoner
- prisoner of conscience
- prisoner of war