delude
/dɪˈluːd/
(deluding, deluded,deludes)
1. 及物动词 If you delude yourself, you let yourself believe that something is true, even though it is not true. 欺骗
- The president was deluding himself if he thought he was safe from such action. 如果总统认为他能从这次行动中安然脱身,那就是自欺欺人。
- We delude ourselves that we are in control. 我们欺骗自己一切都在我们的控制之下。
2. 及物动词 To delude someone into thinking something means to make them believe what is not true. 哄骗
- Television deludes you into thinking you have experienced reality, when you haven't. 电视诱使你相信你体验到了你实际上并没有体验过的真情实景。
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