cheat

vt.

1. 欺騙；騙取，詐取[（+of/out of）]
   They cheated the old woman of her house and money.

   他們騙取了老婦人的房屋和錢財。

2. 哄騙[（+into）]
   The salesman cheated me into buying a fake.

   那個推銷員騙我買了假貨。

3. 【書】僥倖逃脫；躲避
   The fishermen cheated death in the stormy seas.

   那些在波濤洶湧的海上作業的漁民們僥倖避開死神。

   The balloonist cheated death in spite of the storm.

   儘管風狂雨暴，乘氣球升空者幸免於難。

4. 消磨（時光）；消除（厭煩等）
   She thumbed through pictorials to cheat time.

   她翻閱畫報，借以消磨時間。

vi.

1. 行騙；作弊[（+at/on/in）]
   He never cheated in exams.

   他考試從不作弊。

2. 【口】（夫或妻）表現不忠，不貞[（+on）]