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单词 fraud
释义
fraud
noun
uk
/frɔːd/us
/frɑːd/

fraudnoun(CRIME)

C2[CorU]
thecrimeof gettingmoneybydeceivingpeople:
诈骗（罪）
creditcardfraud信用卡诈骗
He isfightingextraditionto Hong Kong tofacetrialon fraudcharges.他正在力争免于被引渡到香港就诈骗指控接受审判。
More examples
  • She issuspectedofcomplicityin the fraud.
  • Thislatestepisodein the fraudscandalhasshockeda lot ofpeople.
  • Theyspenttenyearsinjailfor fraud.
  • The frauddependedon hundreds ofbankaccountsbeingopenedonbehalfofstrawmen.
  • Hisaccountanthadaidedandabettedhim in the fraud.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Fraud & corruption
  • anti-bribery
  • anti-corruption
  • anti-counterfeiting
  • anti-fraud
  • Augean
  • bribe
  • defraud
  • dolus
  • embezzle
  • embezzlement
  • extortion
  • launder
  • malfeasance
  • malpractice
  • match-fixing
  • money laundering
  • nobble
  • pyramid scheme
  • siphon
  • vishing
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Cheating & tricking

fraudnoun(FALSE)

C2[C]
someone whodeceivespeopleby saying that they are someone or something that they are not:
骗子；骗人的事物
She was apsychicwho waslaterrevealedto be a fraud.她是一个通灵巫师，后来被发现是个骗子。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
a dishonest person
  • cheatShe's a liar and a cheat!
  • cheaterUSI wouldn't play a game with him - he's a cheater.
  • crookMy dad says that used car salesmen are just a bunch of crooks.
  • cowboyUKThe private security firm are just a bunch of cowboys looking to rough up anyone who crosses their path.
  • fraudHe claims to be a doctor, but he's just a fraud without a medical licence.
  • sharkThe landlord was a real shark, jacking up rents without relief.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Faking & pretending
  • affect
  • air guitar
  • assume
  • believe
  • changeling
  • charlatan
  • cry
  • false
  • false modesty
  • falsifiable
  • falsify
  • feign
  • mountebank
  • out-bluff
  • passsomethingoff assomething
  • phoney
  • play-act
  • professed
  • purport
  • quack
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Cheating & tricking
(Definition offraudfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

fraud| American Dictionary

fraud
noun
us
/frɔd/

fraudnoun(CRIME)

[U]
thecrimeofobtainingmoneyorpropertybydeceivingpeople:
Convicted oftaxfraud, he wassentencedto twoyearsinprison.

fraudnoun(FALSE PERSON/THING)

[C]
apersonor thing that is not what itclaimsorpretendsto be:
He says he’s beeneverywhereand done everything, but Ithinkhe’s a fraud.
(Definition offraudfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

fraud| Business English

fraud
noun
uk
/frɔːd/us
[CorU]LAW
thecrimeof gettingmoneybytrickingordeceivingpeople, or acrimeof thistype:
serious/massive fraudWe onlyinvestigatewhen there aresufficientgroundsforbelievingseriousfraud has takenplace.
The US SentencingCommissionhasraisedpenaltiesforcorporatefraudtwice.
credit card/tax fraudHe waschargedforfederaltaxfraud.
bank/accounting fraudShepleadedguiltytoconspiracyandbankfraud.
engage in/commit/perpetrate fraudIt is said that theyknowinglyhelpedcorporateexecutivescommitfraud.
afraudinvestigation/case/trial
[C]
something that is not what itappearsto be and isdeliberatelyused todeceivepeople,especiallyto getmoney:
Whathappensif theinvestmentturnsout to be a fraud?
[C]
someone whodeceivespeople, often to getmoney, by saying they are something they are not:
Shebelievesherlawyerwas a fraud.
See also
investment fraud
(Definition offraudfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffraud

fraud
Most importantly, now all information of all employees is available, directly and online, thefraudfighting (illegal workers and premium evasion) can be done effectively.
From theCambridge English Corpus
One can hide behind anonymity to commit onlinefraudor spread disinformation and hate mail among other things.
From theCambridge English Corpus
For a time, at least, psychical research managed to keep itself above thefraudthat pervaded the popular occult.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Because the county-unit system bred high levels of electoralfraud, control of party machinery was very significant. 183.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Three senior medical officials were convicted of criminal negligence andfraudand were sentenced to prison.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Despite the increasing level of ministerial surveillance,fraudwas inevitable.
From theCambridge English Corpus
For the liberal,fraud, even well intendedfraud, cannot be justified, as it cannot improve self-regarding individual choices.
From theCambridge English Corpus
He soon hit upon the idea of using thumb prints to prevent pensionfraudin the colonies.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In these forums farmers routinely recanted, switching from pro to anti and back again, and charges offraudwere commonplace.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Both cases dealt with allegations offraudand excessive campaign expenditures. 12.
From theCambridge English Corpus
I guess this makes these other major scholars and publications also guilty of "fraud" and other related sins by daring to publish such thoughts!
From theCambridge English Corpus
Controversies in science can be over matters of fact or matters of theory; but they can also be over philosophical foundations, methodology, priority, orfraud.
From theCambridge English Corpus
E-markets provide a fertile ground for deceitful participants to engage in old as well as new types offraud.
From theCambridge English Corpus
They all sought to improve the distributive incidence of taxes, expand the tax base, reduce fiscalfraud, and support the efficiency of the tax administration.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The following six chapters deal withfraudafter the ballot was designated secret.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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Collocationswithfraud

fraud

These are words often used in combination withfraud.

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accounting fraud
Its bankruptcy had been attributed to widespreadaccountingfraud.
From
Wikipedia
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accusation of fraud
Let us consider the case of a newspaper which makes an entirely falseaccusationoffraudagainst an individual of small means.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
alleged fraud
That report identifies 191 cases ofallegedfraudbetween 1985 and 1994.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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