【每日一词】bilk -/ ˈbilk / vt. 欺骗，诈骗；使受挫折；赖帐 n. 诈骗；骗子；赖帐
1 of 2 verb
1: to block the free development of : frustrate
fate bilks their hopes
2a: to cheat out of something valuable : defraud
bilking investors out of their life savings
2b: to evade payment of or to
bilks his creditors
2c: to obtain (something) by defrauding someone
The Tampa couple sent out phony sonograms and bilked money from couples wanting children, authorities say.
—Brady Dennis
3: to slip away from
bilked her pursuers
bilker noun
2 of 2 noun: an untrustworthy tricky individual : cheat
短语
Acker Bilk-After Midnight: 静夜时分
Bilk Full: 白吃饱
Bilk Scarf: 丝头巾
bills bilk: 票据诈骗犯罪
bilk crime: 诈骗罪
双语例句
After the user is clicked, can be guided bilk website.
用户点击后就会被引导到诈骗网站。
Then they make an ebook to bilk even more money from the technique.
然后他们做出电子书，以诈骗甚至更多的钱，从技术。
They are ready and more than willing to bilk you of your hard earned dollars . (23KB)
他们准备和多愿意诈骗你，你辛苦赚取的美元。
Examples of bilk in a Sentence
Verb
an investigation revealed that the garage had been bilking motorists for repairs that had never been made
Noun
people who lost money in the scheme discovered that the investment company was a fake and the “owner” just a bilk
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
The four Arizona individuals are accused of bilking Medicare out of more than $600 million via a scheme operated by the companies Apex Mobile Medical LLC, Apex Medical LLC, Viking Medical Consultants LLC and APX Mobile Medical LLC, federal officials say.
—Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Republic, 29 June 2024
Louisville Courier Journal Scammers have learned how to steal food stamps from low-income families without having to access their physical cards, reportedly bilking nearly 5,000 Kentuckians out of nearly $2.3 million since August, according to the state's Cabinet for Health and Family Services.
—Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 18 June 2024
Noun
And, despite its super hinky backstory, a bronze behemoth of bilk is taking shape in Everett.
—Yvonne Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 17 May 2018
