scam

[US]/skæm/
[UK]/skæm/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 騙局,詭計;故事
vt. 欺詐;誆騙
vi. 欺詐;誆騙
Word Forms
現在分詞scamming
複數scams
過去式scammed
過去分詞scammed
第三人稱單數scams

Example Sentences

blags and scams on the allowance scheme.

津貼計劃中的坑蒙詐騙。

a guy that scams old pensioners out of their savings.

騙取領養老金老人存款的傢伙。

The story concerns a cheating wife who is trying to scam her dying husband out of millions by h**ing her doctor/hypnotist lover hypnotise the geezer into signing his dough over to her.

姐妹倆都接受過舊式的南方教育。倆人都爲愛而家,但姐姐的婚姻卻很不幸。**絲黛拉家給了波白移民的兒子——斯坦利。布蘭奇與斯坦利一見面,倆人就對對方產生了厭惡感。

fall for a scam

上當受騙

be aware of scam tactics

警惕詐騙手段

Real-world Examples

Worse, they appear to have colluded in order to execute the scam.

更可怕的是,他們似乎是勾結起來共同謀劃這個陰謀。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

That of course turned out to be a scam.

那當然是一個騙局。

Source: Vox opinion

I caught Phil pulling one of his insurance scams.

可我沒讓他坐牢 相反我們制定了一個計劃。

Source: English little tyrant

They believe a " moral framework" blesses their scams.

他們相信“道德框架”讓他們的騙局能夠進行下去。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

The tweets promoted a Bitcoin scam that netted more than $100,000.

這些推文宣傳了一個比特幣騙局,淨賺超過10萬美元。

Source: PBS English News

That's how we're gonna scam these idiots.

看看我們怎麼耍這羣傻子。

Source: Rick and Morty Season 1 (Bilingual)

So this is a scam that is so pervasive everywhere you go now.

這個騙局現在所到之處無孔不入。

Source: Connection Magazine

First, I couldn't believe it and I was thinking it could be a scam.

一開始,我以爲是詐騙。

Source: VOA Standard English_Americas

She said that this scam was a sleight of hand fraud.

她說詐騙是欺詐的花招。

Source: 6 Minute English

Now, I just mentioned the word scam, which is an illegal way of making money by tricking someone.

我剛纔提到了" 詐騙" 這個詞,它是通過欺騙他人來賺錢的一種非法方式。

Source: 6 Minute English

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