"sharpers" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 騙子
• 欺詐者

Definition

'Sharpers' 指用不誠實手段欺騙他人以獲取金錢或貴重物品的人，此詞較為老式。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

此詞屬於過時用語，現代較少用，通常出現在歷史或文學作品中。類似於“騙子”或“欺詐者”。不要和“sharp”表示“聰明”或“尖銳”混淆。

Examples

The sharpers fooled the tourists with a card game.

那些**騙子**用牌戲欺騙了旅客。

In old novels, you often read about sharpers in gambling halls.

在舊小說中，常會讀到賭場裡的**欺詐者**。

The police tried to catch the group of sharpers.

警察試圖抓住那羣**騙子**。

You could spot the sharpers by their quick hands and clever words.

你可以從他們靈巧的手和巧妙的言語認出那些**欺詐者**。

Back then, the city streets were full of sharpers looking for easy victims.

那時候，城市街頭到處是尋找容易受害者的**騙子**。

Some sharpers could charm you so well, you wouldn't notice your money was gone until later.

有些**騙子**非常善於迷惑人，到你發現錢沒了時為時已晚。