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gull

/ˈɡʌl/

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noun

海鸥，鸥。

A seabird of the genus Larus or of the family Laridae.

Examples :

"While walking on the beach, I saw a gull swoop down and steal a french fry from someone's hand. "

在海滩散步时，我看到一只海鸥俯冲下来，从别人手里抢走了一根薯条。

animal bird ocean nature biology environment

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noun

绢粉蝶

Any of various pierid butterflies of the genus Cepora.

Examples :

"While hiking through the rainforest, we saw a beautiful gull flitting amongst the colorful flowers. "

在雨林中徒步旅行时，我们看到一只美丽的绢粉蝶在五彩缤纷的花朵间翩翩飞舞。

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noun

骗局，欺诈。

A cheating trick; a fraud.

Examples :

"The salesman's claim about the car's performance was a blatant gull; he was trying to deceive customers. "

那个销售员关于汽车性能的说法是个明目张胆的骗局；他试图欺骗顾客。

business action negative character

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noun

容易上当的人, 傻瓜

One easily cheated; a dupe.

Examples :

"The salesman was a smooth talker, and the gullible customer was easily a gull, buying the faulty computer. "

那个推销员能说会道，那个容易上当的顾客简直就是个傻瓜，轻易就买了那台有问题的电脑。

person character attitude

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noun

骗子，老千

(Oxford University slang) A swindler or trickster.

Examples :

"He tried to sell me a broken phone, but I knew he was a gull, so I walked away. "

他想把一个坏手机卖给我，但我知道他是个老千，所以我就走开了。

person character business

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verb

欺骗, 诓骗。

To deceive or cheat.

Examples :

"The scammer tried to gull tourists into buying fake designer bags. "

那个骗子试图诓骗游客购买假的品牌包。

character action business moral attitude

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verb

欺骗，哄骗.

Examples :

"The politician tried to gull the voters with promises he knew he couldn't keep. "

那个政客试图用他明知无法兑现的承诺来哄骗选民。

character attitude action human moral

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verb

欺骗，诈骗。

To trick and defraud.

Examples :

"The salesman tried to gull the elderly couple into buying a worthless investment. "

那个销售员试图欺骗那对老夫妇，让他们购买毫无价值的投资产品。

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