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deceitful /dɪsiːtfl/ (formal) behaving in a dishonest way by telling lies and making people believe things that are not true不诚实的；撒谎骗人的◆the government was accused of being hypocritical and deceitful.政府被指控伪善和欺骗民众。 ➡ see also deceit → fraud 1 note 辨析 dishonest or deceitful?people talk about dishonest dealings/practices/conduct in business, in which people are tricked, as well as dishonest workmen (= people who do building work and repairs in your home who trick you). deceitful is used especially to describe sb who has told you a lie. * dishonest 可修饰 dealings、practices 或 conduct，表示生意中的欺诈行为，也可修饰 workman。deceitful 尤用以描述撒谎的人。deceitful/dɪˈsi:tfl ||; dɪˈsitfəl/adj dishonest; trying to make sb believe sth that is not true 不诚实的；欺诈的 ➔deceitfully /-fəli ||; -fəlɪ/ adv ➔deceitfulness noun [u] deceitfulsee ⇨ trick/deceive 7 deceitfuladj |