fraud
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/frɔːd/
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/frɔːd/
the crime of tricking someone to get money or goods illegally
He was arrested for credit card fraud after stealing people's information.
他因窃取他人信息进行信用卡诈骗而被捕。
a person who pretends to be something they're not to trick others
She felt like a fraud accepting the award since others did most of the work.
她觉得接受这个奖项像个骗子,因为大部分工作都是别人做的。
something that is not as good or useful as claimed
The product turned out to be a fraud, not working as advertised at all.
这个产品结果是个骗局,完全不像广告宣传的那样工作。