heat
v
1 [I, Ipr] ~ (at sth) act dishonestly or unfairly in order to win an advantage or profit 欺騙
accuse sb of cheating at cards 指責某人玩紙牌時作弊.
2 [Tn] trick or deceive (sb/sth) 欺騙或瞞哄(某人[某事物])
cheat the taxman, ie avoid one's taxes 欺瞞稅務局(逃稅)
(fig 比喻) cheat death, ie come close to dying but stay alive by luck or cunning 死里逃生.
3 [Ipr, Tn] ~ (on) sb (esp US) be unfaithful to one's wife, husband or lover 不忠實於妻子、 丈夫或情人.
4 (phr v) cheat sb (out) of sth prevent sb from having sth, esp in an unfair or a dishonest way 防止某人得到某事物(尤指以不正當或不誠實的手段)
He was cheated (out) of his rightful inheritance. 他依法應得的遺產被人騙走了. cheat, n
1 person who cheats, esp in a game 騙子; (尤指游戲或比賽中的)作弊者.
2 dishonest trick 欺騙手段.