swindled
past simple and past participle ofswindle
| 单词 | swindled |
| 释义 | swindled past simple and past participle ofswindle swindle verb[T] uk/ˈswɪn.dəl/us/ˈswɪn.dəl/to getmoneydishonestlyfrom someone bydeceivingorcheatingthem: They swindledlocalbusinessesout ofthousands ofdollars. Thewealthybankerwasultimatelyconvictedof swindlinginvestors. Synonyms cheat coninformal defraud diddle(TRICK)informal gypUSinformal old-fashioned rookold-fashionedinformal to deceive someone
Fraud & corruption
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Cheating & tricking Examplesofswindledswindled In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. After about three months the business was wound up, the various principals disappeared, and the public had beenswindledout of £107,000. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I am a little disappointed to have heard words tonight such as "rubbished", "cheated", "swindled"and"defrauded". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They have beenswindledout of their rightful winnings. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He has beenswindledout of approximately £100 and an unscrupulous maker has pocketed that sum. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If it is not, we shall consider ourselvesswindledout of an explanation to which we feel entitled. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This class of pensioner feels that he has beenswindled. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 You can beswindledwith whisky for three years to your heart's content. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In connection with that, the men have beenswindledout of £5. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I wasswindledthen, and we wereswindledtoday. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If they do get a better type of education, the other children are beingswindled. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is extraordinarily hard for the ordinary customer to know whether he has beenswindledor not. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They should not, along with those in receipt of child benefit or other social security payments allow themselves to beswindledby these proposals. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If people are beingswindledthey tend to talk about it and will report it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The pension fund also lent money to someone whoswindledthe company. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is know that anyone who is determined to be caught out andswindledwill beswindled. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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