Delude

(v. t.) To lead from truth or into error; to mislead the mind or judgment of; to beguile; to impose on; to dupe; to make a fool of.

(v. t.) To frustrate or disappoint.

编辑:莉齐

• But we want to delude ourselves that love is the root. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• I don't delude myself that I shall find an elixir of life in Dresden. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• You delude me with a false assent, and then I am at the mercy of your devices. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• Or would she go a step further, and delude us into believing that the Moonstone was stolen? 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• If I could have deluded myself into a belief of this kind, I should have been far more satisfied. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• I may feel--nay, know--that I have been deluded and deceived. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• The Colonel was not to be deluded in that way. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• Then, I have been deceived, and deluded,' said Mr. Pickwick. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• These deluded and romantic men gave me a glimpse of the skilled proletariat of the United States. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• Within, was the peace as of innocence, reckless blindless, deluding joy, hope, whose still anchor rested on placid but unconstant water. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• And he is so condescending to the son he so egregiously deludes that you might suppose him the most virtuous of parents. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• Only the pathetic amateur deludes himself into thinking that, if he presents the major and minor premise, the voter will automatically draw the conclusion on election day. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.

校对:蒂米