bilk
معنی فارسی
گول زدن ، کلاه سر (کسي) گذاشتن ، طفره رفتن ،
ادم کلاه بردار
معنی کامل و مثالها
/bilk/vt., n.
● زیرقول و قراری زدن، سرباز زدن، ناکام کردن، فریواندن
● کلاهبرداری کردن، تقلب کردن
he even bilked his own brother
او سر برادر خودش هم کلاه گذاشت.
● (در پرداخت دیون و غیره) طفره رفتن، شانه خالی کردن
when it came time to pay, he bilked
وقتی که موعد پرداخت رسید امروز فردا کرد.
● (از گیر کسی) فرار کردن، دوری کردن
to bilk the police
از چنگ پلیس گریختن
● متقلب، آدم شارلاتان، دغل، کلاهبردار
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
Originated in the late 17th century from the German word 'bilken', meaning 'to thwart or disappoint'.
مثال
- He bilked unsuspecting investors out of millions of dollars.
- The con artist bilked the elderly couple out of their life savings.
- The company was accused of bilking customers through deceptive advertising.
ترکیبهای رایج
Bilk someone out of something Bilk money Bilk customers Bilk investors
تعریف انگلیسی
- cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s somebody” “Somebody ----s somebody of something” “They bilk him of all his money”
- hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of “What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge” “foil your opponent” “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s something” “Something ----s something”
- evade payment to “He bilked his creditors” “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s somebody”
- escape, either physically or mentally “The thief eluded the police” “This difficult idea seems to evade her” “The event evades explanation” “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s somebody” “Something ----s somebody”
مترادفها
verb active
Deceive (by not fulfilling an engagement), disappoint, frustrate, thwart, balk, leave in the lurch, elude.