confidence game

英 [ˈkɒnfɪdəns ɡeɪm]

美 [ˈkɑːnfɪdəns ɡeɪm]

n.  同 confidence trick; (常指骗钱的)骗局

法律

柯林斯词典

• 同 confidence trick
  Aconfidence gameis the same as aconfidence trick.

英英释义

noun

• a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
  Synonym:buncobunco gamebunkobunko gameconconfidence trickcon gamegyphustlestingflimflam

双语例句

• The truism that banking is a confidence game barely needs repeating.
  银行业是一场信心博弈已是老生常谈。
• Sir Alex gave me confidence by picking me for the pre-season game against Marseille in August.
  爵爷让我在季前赛参加对马赛的比赛让我感觉很有自信。
• "It just shows that you can be one of the world's top players and, if you're lacking a bit of confidence, it can affect your game."
  “但那只是表明你是世界顶级球员之一，但如果你缺乏自信，那也会影响你的比赛。”
• The running of Welsh rugby was left in chaos yesterday after a vote of no confidence in the game's overlords.
  昨天，在对威尔士橄榄球界几位巨头投了不信任票后，该运动的管理陷入一片混乱。
• Winning games breeds confidence, and now we look more potent and more of a threat I think we will go on and win the game.
  赢球带来更多自信，现在我们看起来更加强大更有威胁，所以我认为我们还会继续赢球。
• This may indicate a suspicion of Russian motives, or scepticism about the possibility of effective regulation. Perhaps it also reflects confidence that America remains well ahead of the game in cyberspace, with the most sophisticated research and security capacities.
  这可能表明它们对俄罗斯的动机以及对能否施加有效监管持怀疑态度，或许也反映了这种信心：美国拥有世界上最先进的研发和防护能力，在网络空间的角逐中依然遥遥领先。
• Friends say that he lost confidence, as can happen quickly to a man caught up in a confidence game.
  朋友们说，他很快就失去了信心，而在一个靠信心和信任支撑的环境中这是常见的。
• But in the broker-dealer world, confidence and perception are critical, and if enough people believe you're going under, rightly or wrongly, the game is over – fast.
  但在经纪交易商的世界中，信心和认知是至关重要的。如果有足够多的人认为你即将倒下无论这种看法是对还是错这场游戏就会飞速终结。
• Second, they are cunning and deceitful; when the times are against them, they conceal their ideas to win other people's confidence. confidence game: a swindle in which the victim is defrauded after his or her confidence has been won.
  他们有狡猾的政治手腕，不利时会伪装自己，骗取信任，骗局：骗取受害者的信任后再行诈骗受害人的欺诈。
• We will have to play with confidence, being secure in our game and our possibilities in order to win.
  对于比赛我们要充满信心，为了获胜我们必须谨慎并把握所有的机会。