意指以不誠實或欺騙的方式獲取利益或優勢。
作弊
EN: to act dishonestly to gain an advantage, especially in a game or exam
翻譯: 以不誠實的方式獲取優勢，特別是在遊戲或考試中。
欺騙
EN: to trick or deceive someone, often to get money or something else from them
翻譯: 欺騙或愚弄某人，通常是為了從對方那裡獲取金錢或其他東西。
不忠
EN: to be sexually unfaithful to a partner
翻譯: 對伴侶不忠，發生婚外情。
逃避
EN: to avoid something unpleasant or something you should do, often in a clever but unfair way
翻譯: 以巧妙但不公平的方式，逃避令人不悅或應做的事。
小提醒：注意 'cheat on someone' 通常指對伴侶不忠，而 'cheat in an exam' 則指考試作弊，兩者搭配的介系詞不同。
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“How do we change man so that he doesn't lie and cheat and our newspapers are not filled with stories of fraud in business or labor or athletics or wherever?”
1. to act dishonestly or unfairly to gain an advantage, especially in a game, exam, or competition
作弊，欺騙（尤指在遊戲、考試或競賽中）
He was caught cheating on the final exam.
他在期末考試中被抓到作弊。
Don't cheat at cards; it's not fair to the other players.
打牌不要作弊，這對其他玩家不公平。
She cheated to win the race by taking a shortcut.
她為了贏得比賽而作弊，抄了近路。
2. to be sexually unfaithful to a partner
出軌，對伴侶不忠
She found out her husband had been cheating on her for months.
她發現丈夫已經出軌好幾個月了。
He promised he would never cheat again.
他保證再也不會出軌了。
3. to avoid something unpleasant or get through a difficult situation by luck or trickery
僥倖逃脫，僥倖避開（不愉快或困難的情況）
He cheated death in the car accident by wearing a seatbelt.
他因為繫了安全帶，在車禍中僥倖逃過一死。
You can't cheat fate forever.
你無法永遠僥倖逃脫命運。
4. to trick or deceive someone
欺騙，哄騙（某人）
The salesman cheated the old lady out of her savings.
那個銷售員騙走了老太太的積蓄。
I feel cheated; the product is nothing like the advertisement.
我覺得被騙了，這產品和廣告說的完全不一樣。
| Pattern | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| cheat + (someone) | 欺騙（某人） | He cheated his partner out of their savings. (他騙走了他伴侶的積蓄。) |
| cheat + on + (someone) | （在感情或婚姻中）對（某人）不忠 | She discovered he had been cheating on her for months. (她發現他已經出軌好幾個月了。) |
| cheat + at/in + (game/exam) | 在（遊戲/考試）中作弊 | The student was caught cheating in the final exam. (那名學生在期末考作弊被抓到。) |
| cheat + on + (exam/test) | 在（考試/測驗）中作弊 | It's wrong to cheat on a test. (考試作弊是不對的。) |
| cheat + (one's way) + into/through + (something) | 以欺騙手段進入/通過（某事） | He cheated his way into the exclusive club. (他靠欺騙手段進入了那間私人會所。) |
| cheat + death | 死裡逃生，倖免於難 | The pilot managed to cheat death in the crash landing. (飛行員在迫降中奇蹟般地死裡逃生。) |
EN:He cheated on his partner with a colleague.
翻譯:他對伴侶不忠，與一位同事有染。
使用時需根據情境（一般欺騙 vs. 感情背叛）來選擇正確的介系詞搭配。
cheat vs deceive
「cheat」通常指透過不誠實手段獲取利益（如作弊、欺詐），而「deceive」則側重於用謊言或假象誤導他人，使其相信不真實的事情。
cheat vs trick
「cheat」強調違反規則以獲利，帶有道德譴責意味；「trick」則指用計謀或詭計愚弄他人，可能出於惡作劇或策略目的。
cheat vs defraud
「cheat」用法較廣泛，可指日常的作弊行為；「defraud」則為正式法律用語，特指以欺詐手段奪取他人財物或權利。
在對話中，人們有時會直接引用或重述「作弊」這個行為或指控。 EN: He was like, "I would never cheat on a test," but we all saw him. 翻譯: 他當時說：「我考試絕對不會作弊啦。」但我們都看到了。
EN:So she just came out and said, "Did you cheat?" right in front of everyone.
翻譯:她就直接當著大家的面問：「你是不是作弊了？」
口語中常透過重複或加強語氣的說法來表達對作弊行為的強烈不滿或驚訝。 EN: That's not just bending the rules, that's straight-up cheating! 翻譯: 那不只是鑽漏洞，那根本就是赤裸裸的作弊！
EN:I can't believe he cheated, cheated, like seriously cheated.
翻譯:我真不敢相信他作弊了，是作弊耶，很認真的那種作弊。
在組織句子或表達猶豫時，可能會用「cheat」相關的短語作為填充，帶出後續的解釋或轉折。 EN: To cheat, you know, in a relationship, it just breaks all trust. 翻譯: 出軌嘛，你知道的，在一段關係裡，這會摧毀所有的信任。
EN:It's kind of a gray area—like, cheating on taxes but everyone does it?
翻譯:這有點灰色地帶——像是，在稅務上動手腳，但好像大家都這樣做？
正式寫作注意：在學術、法律或正式報告中，應避免使用上述口語化的引述或填充語氣。建議使用更精確、客觀的表述，例如 "engage in academic dishonesty"、"commit infidelity" 或 "violate the rules through deception"。
cheat on
cheat on [someone]
對（某人）不忠，出軌
cheat at
cheat at [game/exam]
在（遊戲、考試）中作弊
cheat death
cheat death
死裡逃生，僥倖逃過一死
cheat someone out of
cheat [someone] out of [something]
騙走（某人）的（某物）
cheat the system
cheat the system
鑽制度漏洞，規避制度
feel cheated
feel cheated
感覺被欺騙/上當了
×He cheated the exam.
✓He cheated on the exam.
使用動詞 'cheat' 表示在考試中作弊時，通常需要介系詞 'on' 來連接考試的對象。
×He cheated his friend.
✓He cheated his friend out of his money. / He betrayed his friend.
'Cheat someone' 意思較模糊，通常指透過欺騙從某人那裡獲取某物（如金錢），需要加上 'out of something' 來明確表達。若指情感上的背叛，更常見的用詞是 'betray'。
×I will not cheat in you.
✓I will not cheat on you.
表示對伴侶不忠（出軌）時，固定使用介系詞 'on'，而不是 'in' 或 'with'。
×She used a cheat paper.
✓She used a cheat sheet. / She brought notes to cheat.
指作弊用的小抄，英文固定說法是 'cheat sheet'，而不是 'cheat paper'。'Cheat' 在此為名詞修飾語。
×Don't cheat to pass the course.
✓Don't cheat to pass the course. (Grammatically correct but often unnatural) / Don't resort to cheating to pass the course.
原句文法正確但較不自然。在勸阻或一般性陳述時，使用 'resort to cheating' 或 'cheat your way through' 等片語會更地道，更能強調『訴諸於作弊手段』的意涵。
×This game is easy to be cheated.
✓This game is easy to cheat at. / It's easy to cheat in this game.
表達『在某事上作弊很容易』時，'cheat' 作為不及物動詞，需搭配適當的介系詞（如 'at' 用於遊戲、比賽，'on' 用於考試）。被動語態 'to be cheated' 在此不合適，因為語意焦點是『主動去作弊』的行為。