confidence game

英 [ˈkɒnfɪdəns ɡeɪm]

美 [ˈkɑːnfɪdəns ɡeɪm]

n.  同 confidence trick; (常指骗钱的)骗局

法律

柯林斯词典

• 同 confidence trick
  Aconfidence gameis the same as aconfidence trick.

英英释义

noun

• a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
  Synonym:buncobunco gamebunkobunko gameconconfidence trickcon gamegyphustlestingflimflam

双语例句

• It has given us all a big boost and gives us good confidence to go into that big game at Chelsea on Sunday.
  这对我们将是巨大的提升，给我们信心去赢下切尔西。
• That confidence is my name and coolness my game.
  我的名字叫自信，我的游戏是扮酷。
• Friends say that he lost confidence, as can happen quickly to a man caught up in a confidence game.
  朋友们说，他很快就失去了信心，而在一个靠信心和信任支撑的环境中这是常见的。
• "It just shows that you can be one of the world's top players and, if you're lacking a bit of confidence, it can affect your game."
  “但那只是表明你是世界顶级球员之一，但如果你缺乏自信，那也会影响你的比赛。”
• But in the broker-dealer world, confidence and perception are critical, and if enough people believe you're going under, rightly or wrongly, the game is over – fast.
  但在经纪交易商的世界中，信心和认知是至关重要的。如果有足够多的人认为你即将倒下无论这种看法是对还是错这场游戏就会飞速终结。
• We will have to play with confidence, being secure in our game and our possibilities in order to win.
  对于比赛我们要充满信心，为了获胜我们必须谨慎并把握所有的机会。
• After the second went in you could see a real surge in confidence and we've got to take that into the game against Everton.
  在打进第二个进球后，你可以看到自信真的出现了，我们应该把他带到埃弗顿的比赛。
• Winning games breeds confidence, and now we look more potent and more of a threat I think we will go on and win the game.
  赢球带来更多自信，现在我们看起来更加强大更有威胁，所以我认为我们还会继续赢球。
• The truism that banking is a confidence game barely needs repeating.
  银行业是一场信心博弈已是老生常谈。
• The running of Welsh rugby was left in chaos yesterday after a vote of no confidence in the game's overlords.
  昨天，在对威尔士橄榄球界几位巨头投了不信任票后，该运动的管理陷入一片混乱。