一、详细释义:


n.

欺诈,欺骗行为 [U,C]


例句:

To you all business is fraud.

在你眼里一切交易都是欺骗。


例句:

He was found guilty of fraud.

他被判决犯有诈骗罪。


骗子 [C]


例句:

That man was a fraud.

那人是骗子。


例句:

If you don't give me the brains I ask for now, you're no wise woman, but a cheat and a fraud.

现在如果你不给我我所要的智慧,那您压根儿就不是聪明人,而是个骗子,是假聪明。


伪劣品;冒牌货 [C]


例句:

She had proof that Birdsong was a fraud.

她已找到证据,说明伯德桑是个冒牌货。


例句:

The element of fraud, indeed, permeated American life.

说真的,当时渗透在美国生活中的尽是些假货。


二、词义辨析:


deceit,deception,fraud

这3个名词均含有“欺骗”之意。 deceit指歪曲实情,惯于说谎或蓄意欺骗。 deception语气较弱,一般用词,侧重于具体的骗人行为。但有时并无欺骗行为,只是玩弄把戏,故弄玄虚而已。 fraud一般用于犯罪行为的欺骗,通常指政治或经济活动中的舞弊行为。


三、相关短语:


constructive fraud

无意[合法]的欺骗


fraud in fact

【法】 事实上的欺诈


mail fraud

【法】 利用邮件的欺诈行为, 邮件欺诈案


四、参考例句:


Investigation of fraud was their commission.

调查诈欺舞弊是他们的任务。


He committed a fraud upon the public.

他犯有公众诈骗罪。


As Parretti walked across the tarmac, fraud officers closed in.

当帕雷蒂穿过柏油路的时候,反欺诈警察围了上去。


Other charges include fraud and illegal appropriation of land.

其他指控包括诈骗和非法占用土地。


The element of fraud, indeed, permeated American life.

说真的,当时渗透在美国生活中的尽是些假货。


The judge announced the verdict of this Internet fraud case.

法官宣读了对这起网络诈骗案的裁决。


When facing fraud, courts usually use fraud-exception to protect the applier.

当存在信用证欺诈时,法院可能会引入欺诈例外,来保护开证申请人的权益。


Her assistant was accused of theft and fraud by the police.

她的助手被警方指控偷窃和诈骗。


Her involvement in the fraud has left a serious blot on her character.

她卷入了这次欺诈案,在她的品格上留下了一个很大的污点。


She went through the company's accounts, looking for evidence of fraud.

她仔细审核公司的帐目, 查找做假账的证据。