Fleeced Meaning in English

word · lemma: fleece

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释义

If someone is fleeced, they are tricked or cheated out of money, usually by being charged a lot more than something is worth.

用法与细微差别

Usually informal; 'fleeced' is a passive form, often found in the phrase 'get fleeced.' Implies a large financial loss through trickery or dishonest overcharging. Don't confuse with 'robbed', which can include violence; 'fleeced' is about being tricked.

• Spanish: estafado - timado - engañado
• Portuguese (BR): enganado - passado para trás
• Portuguese (PT): enganado - aldrabado
• Chinese (Simplified): 被骗 - 被坑
• Chinese (Traditional): 被騙 - 被坑
• Hindi: ठगा गया - लूटा गया
• Arabic: تم خداعه - تم الاحتيال عليه
• Bengali: ঠকানো হয়েছে - বেশি দাম নেওয়া হয়েছে
• Russian: обманутый - облапошенный
• Japanese: だまし取られた
• Vietnamese: bị lừa lấy tiền - bị chặt chém
• Korean: 속았다 - 바가지를 썼다
• Turkish: kazıklanmış
• Urdu: لوٹ لیا گیا - دھوکا دیا گیا
• Indonesian: ditipu - dibohongi

例句

I was fleeced by the taxi driver last night.

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Tourists often get fleeced in big cities.

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He felt fleeced after buying the used car.

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I paid $50 for this shirt—I totally got fleeced!

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Be careful when shopping online, or you might get fleeced by fake sellers.

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I can't believe we got fleeced at that fancy restaurant last night.

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