deception “欺骗”、“欺诈”、“骗局”，普通用词，指用手段使人信以为真的欺骗，语气比

有目的诈骗弱。

例句：

A man of moral integrity never resorts to deception.

明人不做暗事。

The candidate practiced all kinds of deceptions on the voters to win their confidence.

这位候选人为了赢得了选民的信任用各种手段欺骗他们。

He was arrested on charges of attempted deception when he tried to use a stolen credit

card.

他因试图使用偷来的信用卡企图欺骗而被捕。

It wasn't really magic — just some kind of clever visual deception.

这并不是真正的魔术 —— 只是某种巧妙的视觉欺骗。

deceit 指采用歪曲真相，隐瞒事实蓄意欺骗、欺诈别人的行为。

例句：

Many greed businessmen cheat customers by deceit means.

许多贪婪的商人用诡诈手段欺骗顾客。

He kept his wife from knowing about the affair by the fragrant deceit.

他用美丽的谎言欺骗妻子，不让她知道这件事的。

The boy's deceit made his mother very unhappy.

这小孩的欺骗行为使他母亲非常不愉快.

Your deceit shall not pass without noticed, and then you will be undoubtedly punished in

the end.

你的欺骗行为不会没人知道，最终你必将受到惩罚。

fraud 多指政治上的不诚实舞弊或经济上的诈骗行为和骗局。

例句：

In recent years there has been a noticeable increase in sophisticated financial fraud.

近年来用高科技的金融诈骗有明显增加。

He was charged with frauds for selling goods of inferior quality.

他被指控销售劣质商品进行欺诈。

He has categorically denied being involved in the fraud.

他断然否认自己涉及这项诈骗。

The check fraud left the victim hundreds of pounds out of pocket.

这椿支票诈骗会使受害者损失几百英镑。

hoax 多指精心设计的骗局，让人上当以达到某种目的。

例句：

The old man was deceived by the hoax of the young man.

那个老人被这个年轻人的欺骗了。

The hoax was uncovered last week by the government’s security service.

这场骗局上周被政府安全部门识破的。

I suspect that it is a deliberate hoax, and we should debunk it to the public.

我想这肯定是个骗局，我们应该向公众揭穿它。

Some customers reported receiving some e-mails and phone calls, which proved to be a

hoax .

有客户举报说，他们收到一些电话和电子邮件，结果证明都是骗局。

trickery 跟 deciet 含义相近，但语气没有 deceit 强。指玩弄伎俩，采用蒙骗进行欺骗（the use

of tricks to deceive or cheat people）。

例句：

They played trickery on their customers in order to make more money.

为了赚更多的钱，他们对顾客耍花招。

It was a piece of political trickery that enraged the opposition.

这是一个激怒反对派的政治诡计。

He's managed to get as far as he has through slick talking and trickery.

他是靠花言巧语和诡计才达到现在的地步的。

We’ll just have to see if what trickery they can maybe make.

我们得看看他们会不会耍什么花招。

swindle 含义与 fraud相近，指非法欺骗、欺诈，尤指用于欺诈钱财。

例句：

The whole property development proposal was a swindle. They never intended to

build anything.

整个房地产开发计划就是个骗局, 他们从未打算建造任何东西。

She couldn't believe that anyone as nice as Angelica could have been mixed up in an

insurance swindle.

她无法相信像安杰莉卡这样善良的人会被卷进保险骗局。

Fraud-squad officers are investigating a £5.6 million swindle.

反诈骗小组官员正在调查一起560万英镑的诈骗案。

That certainly was a swindle he worked on you, gentlemen, and he socked it to you!

先生们，他对你们耍了一个花招，他把你们彻底打败了!