deluding
present participle ofdelude
| 单词 | deluding |
| 释义 | deluding present participle ofdelude delude verb[T] uk/dɪˈluːd/us/dɪˈluːd/to make someonebelievesomething that is nottrue: He's deluding himselfif hethinkshe's going to bepromotedthisyear. Compare deceive Lies, lying & hypocrisy
Examplesofdeludingdeluding In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. She warns them againstdeludingthemselves into believing that they can control the terms of their friendships and avoid falling into a state of sin. From theCambridge English Corpus It is inherently evil, and one's justdeludingoneself if one thinks that one might be able to reform it from the inside. From theCambridge English Corpus If the person who asks the question believes that there is a better answer, he isdeludinghimself. From theCambridge English Corpus For example, suppose the suitor in the case described above isdeludinghimself into thinking that he has any chance whatsoever of successfully winning the woman's hand. From theCambridge English Corpus Those who assert the contrary are certainly deceiving the country, are probablydeludingthemselves, and most assuredly will not be believed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Those who believe that market forces alone will bring about the necessary structural changes in industry at the pace required are simplydeludingthemselves. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We would bedeludingourselves if we were not to admit that, with time and usage, our driving habits become sloppy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Those who think they would be incapable of doing so aredeludingthemselves. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English We should bedeludingourselves if we did not realise the strong racial feelings in this part of the world. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Those who think that there is some magic political arrangement that can he made to stop this violence aredeludingthemselves. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It may be that one is used for the other, and one is substituted for the other for the purpose ofdeludingthe unwary customer. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Are we notdeludingourselves if we talk of any other alternative? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I recognise that none of these proposals is without risk: anyone who did not recognise that would bedeludinghimself. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That is marketing nonsense, and anyone who believes that that policy can succeed isdeludinghimself. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Why did we go ondeludingourselves year after year? 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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