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shortchanging

/ˈʃɔːrtʃeɪndʒɪŋ/ /ˈʃɔːrtʃeɪnʤɪŋ/

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verb

少找钱，克扣，欺骗。

To defraud someone by giving them less change than they should be given after a transaction.

Examples :

"I got shortchanged! …I gave him $10 for a $5 item and he only gave me $1 back."

我被少找钱了！…我给了他十块钱买一个五块钱的东西，他竟然只找了我一块钱。

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verb

克扣, 欺骗。

(by extension) To deprive someone of something for which they paid.

Examples :

"The elective class was easy, but in the end I was shortchanging myself."

这门选修课很容易，但到头来，我其实是亏待了自己。

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verb

占便宜，坑骗。

To make disadvantaged by design.

Examples :

"Being proud of mistreating shortchanged "enemies" is a likely sign of class consciousness, as well as thinking or speaking ill of them."

以虐待被故意占便宜的“敌人”为荣，很可能是阶级意识的表现，以及说他们坏话或想着他们不好。

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