grifter

/ˈɡɹɪftə/ /ˈɡɹɪftɚ/

Meanings

noun

骗子，老千.

A con artist; someone who pulls confidence games.

Examples :

"The friendly stranger who offered to double their money turned out to be a grifter who disappeared with everyone's cash. "

那个友善的陌生人说能让他们的钱翻倍，结果却是个骗子，卷走了所有人的钱后消失了。

Related Words

confidence noun

/ˈkɒnfɪdəns/

自信，信心

"Her confidence in her ability to speak French helped her to participate more in class discussions. "

她对自己的法语口语能力的自信，帮助她在课堂讨论中更积极地参与。

friendly noun

/ˈfɹɛndli/

友谊赛，友谊赛性质的比赛

"The teacher organized a friendly game of basketball after school. "

放学后，老师组织了一场篮球友谊赛。

games noun

/ɡeɪmz/

游戏，比赛

"The children love to play board games after school. "

孩子们放学后很喜欢玩棋盘游戏。

someone noun

/ˈsʌmwʌn/

某人，有人

"Do you need a gift for that special someone?"

你需要为你心里的那个特别的人准备一份礼物吗？

stranger adjective

/ˈstɹeɪndʒə/ /ˈstɹeɪndʒɚ/

奇怪的，异常的

"He thought it strange that his girlfriend wore shorts in the winter."

他觉得女朋友冬天穿短裤很奇怪。

offered verb

/ˈɑfɚd/ /ˈɒfəd/ /ˈɔfɚd/

提出，提议。

"She offered to help with her homework."

她主动提出帮她做作业。

turned verb

/tɜːnd/ /tɝnd/

转弯，拐弯

"The car turned left at the intersection. "

汽车在十字路口向左转弯了。

double noun

/ˈdʌb.əl/

双倍，两倍

"My brother's allowance is a double of mine. "

我弟弟的零花钱是我的两倍。

everyone pronoun

/ˈɛv.ɹi.wʌn/

每个人，人人

"Everyone in the class needs to bring their textbook to the first lecture. "

班里每个人都需要带课本去第一节课。

pulls noun

/pʊlz/

拉力，牵引力

"He gave the hair a sharp pull and it came out."

他猛地一拉头发，头发就被拔出来了。

disappeared verb

/dɪsəˈpiːɹd/ /dɪsəˈpɪəd/ /dɪsəˈpɪɹd/

消失，不见了.

"The cat was sleeping on the couch, but when I came back, it had disappeared. "

猫刚才还在沙发上睡觉，我回来的时候，它却不见了。

artist noun

/ˈɑːtɪst/ /ˈɑɹ.tɪst/

艺术家，美术家。

"My sister is a talented artist; she paints beautiful landscapes. "

我妹妹是个很有才华的艺术家，她画的风景画非常漂亮。