cheating
present participle ofcheat
| 单词 | cheating |
| 释义 | cheating present participle ofcheat cheat verb uk/tʃiːt/us/tʃiːt/B2[IorT] tobehavein adishonestway inorderto get what youwant: Anyonecaughtcheating will beimmediatelydisqualifiedfrom theexam. He cheatsatcards? She cheatedinthetestbycopyingfrom theboyinfront. Isuspecthe cheatsonhistaxes(=avoidspayingas muchtaxas he should). They cheatpeoplebychargingtoo much forbuildingmaterials. to deceive someone
[I]informal to have asecretsexualrelationshipwith someone who is notyourhusband,wife, orusualsexualpartner: Shefoundout that he'd been cheatingonher. I've been cheatedonbefore, and it'sawful. Ilovemywifeand I would never cheat. What would you do if youcaughtyourpartnercheating?
Cheating & tricking
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Disloyalty, betrayal & treason Idiomcheat death Phrasal verbcheatsomeoneout ofsomething Examplesofcheatingcheating In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. In that example, the runner strictly prefers realizing some culmination outcome (winning) in certain ways (by competing fairly) rather than others (bycheating). From theCambridge English Corpus Given their propositional form, for example, "cheatingis wrong," moral beliefs appear to make statements that could be true or false. From theCambridge English Corpus We are afraid that the election will be done by force andcheating. From theCambridge English Corpus We must stopcheating: the whole meaning of our life is in question in the future that is waiting for us. From theCambridge English Corpus A symbolic way ofcheatingour inevitable common-fate, if you like. From theCambridge English Corpus Nor does his performance provide any way of computing the exact probability that he ischeating. From theCambridge English Corpus A poor man, without resources or power, for his part, can only have recourse to zey-yan, that is to theft,cheatingand shameful sneaking around. From theCambridge English Corpus We suggest that reproductivecheatingis a far more routine female strategy than the literature on sociosexuality might suggest. From theCambridge English Corpus This strategy would require a system of randomly checking reports from smallholders that, if combined with substantial penalties for misreporting, will preventcheating. From theCambridge English Corpus Yet it is hard to see how we can know that withoutcheating. From theCambridge English Corpus Unfortunately the design of effective bonus systems is complex, forcheatingand other difficulties become more serious as bonuses to individuals become larger. From theCambridge English Corpus Or consider constraints such as those against lying andcheating, which friends honour in their behaviour toward each other. From theCambridge English Corpus Ifcheatingbecomes institutionalized as a strategy, then it destroys the possibility of anything else but a low quality outcome. From theCambridge English Corpus He knows that people who refrain fromcheatingin these circumstances will develop good reputations and do better in the long run. From theCambridge English Corpus But resistance, which might take the form of 'cheatingthe system' by making simultaneous applications to several different charities, proved surprisingly effective. From theCambridge English Corpus 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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