Definition of bamboozle in English:

bamboozle

verb bamˈbuːz(ə)lbæmˈbuzəl

[with object]informal

Cheat or fool.
〈非正式〉欺骗，耍弄
he bamboozled Canada's largest banks in a massive counterfeit scam
他在一次巨大的商业骗局中欺骗了加拿大那些最大的银行。
Example sentencesExamples
- It's a sneaky trick that bamboozles innocent people who sample the first couple songs in-store into spending 20 dollars.
- The slickest of these, like glib lawyers paid to advocate a poor case, are accustomed to bamboozling innocent audiences.
- This multiplication of coverage is cunningly designed to bamboozle the party media minders who sit in party headquarters with stop watches timing their contributions to ensure balance.
- For a party member to win high office in the face of human nature requires him or her to pull the wool over the voters' eyes, to bamboozle them away from the evident truth.
- John Curry from the Australian Shareholders' Association says those that get caught are often unsophisticated investors, bamboozled by flashy letterheads.
- Rather, they want to bamboozle students with enough false and misleading information to make them think that evolution is bad science.
- Passing sentence, Judge Lyon said: ‘You bamboozled elderly people and took delight, I've no doubt, in doing so.’
- Children had a great time enticing, cajoling, and bamboozling their parents to shell out money for buying candied shells and cakes.
- Yet almost everyone - including the Waddington Gallery and even Tate (which showed interest in a Julius Bissier until the artist's foundation rejected it) - was bamboozled by the documents.
- ‘Don't try to bamboozle them by smuggling in bits of fruit or vegetables,’ says Cormac.
- Some stores are trying to bamboozle exhausted shoppers with illusory bargains.
- Courtesy is a luxury that real reporters often have to sacrifice in the line of duty, especially when bamboozled by double talk.
- However, parking garages are getting more and more confusing with their pricing structure, hoping to bamboozle their clients.
- The Indian mask that bamboozled the big cats would hardly have conned any human.
- In other words, they practise seances and use the occult to bamboozle people into believing in ghosts.
- My admiration for their skill in bamboozling men is boundless.
- Everybody has individual needs, desires and habits, but commercial puffery bamboozles us with brash claims and big numbers.
- American bison are characteristically given to bamboozling other members of their species.
- Before being bamboozled by the sheaves of glossy brochures, make sure that managed funds are the most suitable investment vehicle for you.
- Documents rarely set out to trick historians, but they can bamboozle the unwary at every turn.
- In Krakow as a prisoner, Poldek had used a German document, issued to enable him to visit his soldiers in a military hospital further east, to bamboozle a barely literate German guard.
- He adopted the persona of princess Alice of Gloucester, and despite being caught several times with a mysterious moustache on public occasions, was able to bamboozle everyone outside of a small circle of trusted friends.
- Casinos are designed to bamboozle you with the sensory overload created by the flashing lights and jingles and the sound of endless coins tumbling down into a metal tray.
- It can't be easy to find rich suckers who can be bamboozled into buying this.
- The result was that a few charismatic, outside-the-box thinkers were able to bamboozle the president into mistaking their roll of the dice for a mature judgment.
- The coaches only have to teach this guy just enough to bamboozle a few judges, but they can't avoid taking pride in their profession.
- There's no rhyme or reason to this approach - it's a clumsy attempt to bamboozle us into thinking that there's more to the movie than meets the eye.
- To the death she refused to be bamboozled by dubious reasoning.
- The duck has qualities - nay, powers - that bamboozle the hapless magician and his assistant.
- Just don't be bamboozled into buying the most expensive labels.
- The answer to most issues, according to the FOS, is for the consumer to establish the suitability of a product by asking more questions, not being bamboozled by jargon and being made to feel stupid.
- That's the kind of thing I love to dig into, a classic case of using statistics to bamboozle people.
- Finally, World Climate Report rips into the biased reporting that has bamboozled the world on this issue.
- Don't let this week's quick-thinking, speed talking blarney artists bamboozle you into making decisions or doing anything before you're ready.
- And yet despite the best efforts of America's would-be Ministry of Truthsters to bedazzle and bamboozle the American people, the plain light of reality seems to be shining through.
- This enables the authoritarians to bamboozle the people into thinking they are still free.
- Many proprietors of the bigger, touristy houses try to bamboozle people inside.
- Many people in the Dirtball demographic have a remarkable faith in their ability to bamboozle a judge, and always seem stunned when someone with ten times their brainpower doesn't buy it.
- Inconspicuously dressed in a kilt, sporran, dagger, and ‘black mask of Osiris’, Crowley crept down the suburban road from Olympia and bamboozled his way into the sacred vaults.
Synonyms
stratagem, ploy, ruse, scheme, device, move, manoeuvre, contrivance, machination, expedient, artifice, wile, dodge
trick, deceive, delude, hoodwink, mislead, take in, dupe, fool, double-cross

Derivatives

bamboozler

noun bamˈbuːzlə

informal

Every few days, another political figure is linked to the bamboozlers at Enron.
Example sentencesExamples
- On Social Security, he is a first class bamboozler.
- The era has passed of relentless pace dominating around the world, and with tours becoming shorter and more frequent, the bamboozlers, the twirly men of mystery deliveries, are a must.
- On show after show this week, the bamboozlers are going on the air and spouting the most ridiculous lies.
- What I'm talking about are serial losers and bamboozlers, serial frauds and fakes, serial blusterers and blowhards.

Origin

Early 18th century: of unknown origin.

Rhymes

accusal, foozle, ouzel, perusal, refusal

Definition of bamboozle in US English:

bamboozle

verbbæmˈbuzəlbamˈbo͞ozəl

[with object]informal

1Fool or cheat (someone)
Tom Sawyer bamboozled the neighborhood boys into doing it for him
Example sentencesExamples
- Inconspicuously dressed in a kilt, sporran, dagger, and ‘black mask of Osiris’, Crowley crept down the suburban road from Olympia and bamboozled his way into the sacred vaults.
- It can't be easy to find rich suckers who can be bamboozled into buying this.
- Many people in the Dirtball demographic have a remarkable faith in their ability to bamboozle a judge, and always seem stunned when someone with ten times their brainpower doesn't buy it.
- John Curry from the Australian Shareholders' Association says those that get caught are often unsophisticated investors, bamboozled by flashy letterheads.
- Courtesy is a luxury that real reporters often have to sacrifice in the line of duty, especially when bamboozled by double talk.
- Many proprietors of the bigger, touristy houses try to bamboozle people inside.
- Documents rarely set out to trick historians, but they can bamboozle the unwary at every turn.
- Rather, they want to bamboozle students with enough false and misleading information to make them think that evolution is bad science.
- In Krakow as a prisoner, Poldek had used a German document, issued to enable him to visit his soldiers in a military hospital further east, to bamboozle a barely literate German guard.
- Children had a great time enticing, cajoling, and bamboozling their parents to shell out money for buying candied shells and cakes.
- The coaches only have to teach this guy just enough to bamboozle a few judges, but they can't avoid taking pride in their profession.
- American bison are characteristically given to bamboozling other members of their species.
- This multiplication of coverage is cunningly designed to bamboozle the party media minders who sit in party headquarters with stop watches timing their contributions to ensure balance.
- For a party member to win high office in the face of human nature requires him or her to pull the wool over the voters' eyes, to bamboozle them away from the evident truth.
- The slickest of these, like glib lawyers paid to advocate a poor case, are accustomed to bamboozling innocent audiences.
- Just don't be bamboozled into buying the most expensive labels.
- In other words, they practise seances and use the occult to bamboozle people into believing in ghosts.
- However, parking garages are getting more and more confusing with their pricing structure, hoping to bamboozle their clients.
- Don't let this week's quick-thinking, speed talking blarney artists bamboozle you into making decisions or doing anything before you're ready.
- The answer to most issues, according to the FOS, is for the consumer to establish the suitability of a product by asking more questions, not being bamboozled by jargon and being made to feel stupid.
- Some stores are trying to bamboozle exhausted shoppers with illusory bargains.
- He adopted the persona of princess Alice of Gloucester, and despite being caught several times with a mysterious moustache on public occasions, was able to bamboozle everyone outside of a small circle of trusted friends.
- That's the kind of thing I love to dig into, a classic case of using statistics to bamboozle people.
- Casinos are designed to bamboozle you with the sensory overload created by the flashing lights and jingles and the sound of endless coins tumbling down into a metal tray.
- Before being bamboozled by the sheaves of glossy brochures, make sure that managed funds are the most suitable investment vehicle for you.
- Passing sentence, Judge Lyon said: ‘You bamboozled elderly people and took delight, I've no doubt, in doing so.’
- The duck has qualities - nay, powers - that bamboozle the hapless magician and his assistant.
- Everybody has individual needs, desires and habits, but commercial puffery bamboozles us with brash claims and big numbers.
- This enables the authoritarians to bamboozle the people into thinking they are still free.
- It's a sneaky trick that bamboozles innocent people who sample the first couple songs in-store into spending 20 dollars.
- To the death she refused to be bamboozled by dubious reasoning.
- My admiration for their skill in bamboozling men is boundless.
- And yet despite the best efforts of America's would-be Ministry of Truthsters to bedazzle and bamboozle the American people, the plain light of reality seems to be shining through.
- Finally, World Climate Report rips into the biased reporting that has bamboozled the world on this issue.
- The Indian mask that bamboozled the big cats would hardly have conned any human.
- The result was that a few charismatic, outside-the-box thinkers were able to bamboozle the president into mistaking their roll of the dice for a mature judgment.
- There's no rhyme or reason to this approach - it's a clumsy attempt to bamboozle us into thinking that there's more to the movie than meets the eye.
- ‘Don't try to bamboozle them by smuggling in bits of fruit or vegetables,’ says Cormac.
- Yet almost everyone - including the Waddington Gallery and even Tate (which showed interest in a Julius Bissier until the artist's foundation rejected it) - was bamboozled by the documents.
Synonyms
stratagem, ploy, ruse, scheme, device, move, manoeuvre, contrivance, machination, expedient, artifice, wile, dodge
trick, deceive, delude, hoodwink, mislead, take in, dupe, fool, double-cross
1. 1.1 Confound or perplex.
  bamboozled by the number of savings plans being offered
  Example sentencesExamples
  ‘The players were bamboozled as to why they were going so long without a win and losing so many games,’ Allardyce said, reflecting on a demoralising December.
  We were all bamboozled and didn't know what to say.
  Officials were bamboozled as there was no way of doing an autopsy on the cremated man.
  Another reason that I never used a taxi until well into adulthood was that the rules of tipping always bamboozled me.
  It's one of those odd areas of spelling that bamboozles me.
  Some have even given credence to the notion that Wahid's abrupt shifts were really the cunning manoeuvres of a master tactician aimed at bamboozling his opponents.
  For any female readers bamboozled by my observation, it was like wearing Prada unzipped.
  On the other hand, perhaps this surreal verbal tactic was intended to bamboozle our opponents to the extent that we would cuff Germany come Saturday.
  Why Eucalyptus should be chosen for such a massive shot of backing money continues to bamboozle me.
  ‘I don't know,’ I replied, which bamboozled him momentarily.
  One slightly annoyed petrol station attendant and very bamboozled customer remained.
  ‘The last thing you want when you are only there for one game is to go and change so many different things that you end up bamboozling the players,’ he said.
  Why he's not playing professional rugby bamboozles me.
  Walk into any showroom and you are bamboozled by the kind of information about the different clothing material that is thrown at you by the salesperson.
  To be honest, I am bamboozled by Bulgarian pizza.
  Whatever the reason for the surge of interest in childcare issues, there is little doubt that an overload of advice, however well-meant, can bamboozle parents and lead to contradictions.
  A disc in the wrong box completely bamboozled me.

Origin

Early 18th century: of unknown origin.

词汇	bamboozle
释义	Definition of bamboozle in English: bamboozle verb bamˈbuːz(ə)lbæmˈbuzəl [with object]informal Cheat or fool. 〈非正式〉欺骗，耍弄 he bamboozled Canada's largest banks in a massive counterfeit scam 他在一次巨大的商业骗局中欺骗了加拿大那些最大的银行。 Example sentencesExamples It's a sneaky trick that bamboozles innocent people who sample the first couple songs in-store into spending 20 dollars. The slickest of these, like glib lawyers paid to advocate a poor case, are accustomed to bamboozling innocent audiences. This multiplication of coverage is cunningly designed to bamboozle the party media minders who sit in party headquarters with stop watches timing their contributions to ensure balance. For a party member to win high office in the face of human nature requires him or her to pull the wool over the voters' eyes, to bamboozle them away from the evident truth. John Curry from the Australian Shareholders' Association says those that get caught are often unsophisticated investors, bamboozled by flashy letterheads. Rather, they want to bamboozle students with enough false and misleading information to make them think that evolution is bad science. Passing sentence, Judge Lyon said: ‘You bamboozled elderly people and took delight, I've no doubt, in doing so.’ Children had a great time enticing, cajoling, and bamboozling their parents to shell out money for buying candied shells and cakes. Yet almost everyone - including the Waddington Gallery and even Tate (which showed interest in a Julius Bissier until the artist's foundation rejected it) - was bamboozled by the documents. ‘Don't try to bamboozle them by smuggling in bits of fruit or vegetables,’ says Cormac. Some stores are trying to bamboozle exhausted shoppers with illusory bargains. Courtesy is a luxury that real reporters often have to sacrifice in the line of duty, especially when bamboozled by double talk. However, parking garages are getting more and more confusing with their pricing structure, hoping to bamboozle their clients. The Indian mask that bamboozled the big cats would hardly have conned any human. In other words, they practise seances and use the occult to bamboozle people into believing in ghosts. My admiration for their skill in bamboozling men is boundless. Everybody has individual needs, desires and habits, but commercial puffery bamboozles us with brash claims and big numbers. American bison are characteristically given to bamboozling other members of their species. Before being bamboozled by the sheaves of glossy brochures, make sure that managed funds are the most suitable investment vehicle for you. Documents rarely set out to trick historians, but they can bamboozle the unwary at every turn. In Krakow as a prisoner, Poldek had used a German document, issued to enable him to visit his soldiers in a military hospital further east, to bamboozle a barely literate German guard. He adopted the persona of princess Alice of Gloucester, and despite being caught several times with a mysterious moustache on public occasions, was able to bamboozle everyone outside of a small circle of trusted friends. Casinos are designed to bamboozle you with the sensory overload created by the flashing lights and jingles and the sound of endless coins tumbling down into a metal tray. It can't be easy to find rich suckers who can be bamboozled into buying this. The result was that a few charismatic, outside-the-box thinkers were able to bamboozle the president into mistaking their roll of the dice for a mature judgment. The coaches only have to teach this guy just enough to bamboozle a few judges, but they can't avoid taking pride in their profession. There's no rhyme or reason to this approach - it's a clumsy attempt to bamboozle us into thinking that there's more to the movie than meets the eye. To the death she refused to be bamboozled by dubious reasoning. The duck has qualities - nay, powers - that bamboozle the hapless magician and his assistant. Just don't be bamboozled into buying the most expensive labels. The answer to most issues, according to the FOS, is for the consumer to establish the suitability of a product by asking more questions, not being bamboozled by jargon and being made to feel stupid. That's the kind of thing I love to dig into, a classic case of using statistics to bamboozle people. Finally, World Climate Report rips into the biased reporting that has bamboozled the world on this issue. Don't let this week's quick-thinking, speed talking blarney artists bamboozle you into making decisions or doing anything before you're ready. And yet despite the best efforts of America's would-be Ministry of Truthsters to bedazzle and bamboozle the American people, the plain light of reality seems to be shining through. This enables the authoritarians to bamboozle the people into thinking they are still free. Many proprietors of the bigger, touristy houses try to bamboozle people inside. Many people in the Dirtball demographic have a remarkable faith in their ability to bamboozle a judge, and always seem stunned when someone with ten times their brainpower doesn't buy it. Inconspicuously dressed in a kilt, sporran, dagger, and ‘black mask of Osiris’, Crowley crept down the suburban road from Olympia and bamboozled his way into the sacred vaults. Synonyms stratagem, ploy, ruse, scheme, device, move, manoeuvre, contrivance, machination, expedient, artifice, wile, dodge trick, deceive, delude, hoodwink, mislead, take in, dupe, fool, double-cross Derivatives bamboozler noun bamˈbuːzlə informal Every few days, another political figure is linked to the bamboozlers at Enron. Example sentencesExamples On Social Security, he is a first class bamboozler. The era has passed of relentless pace dominating around the world, and with tours becoming shorter and more frequent, the bamboozlers, the twirly men of mystery deliveries, are a must. On show after show this week, the bamboozlers are going on the air and spouting the most ridiculous lies. What I'm talking about are serial losers and bamboozlers, serial frauds and fakes, serial blusterers and blowhards. Origin Early 18th century: of unknown origin. Rhymes accusal, foozle, ouzel, perusal, refusal Definition of bamboozle in US English: bamboozle verbbæmˈbuzəlbamˈbo͞ozəl [with object]informal 1Fool or cheat (someone) Tom Sawyer bamboozled the neighborhood boys into doing it for him Example sentencesExamples Inconspicuously dressed in a kilt, sporran, dagger, and ‘black mask of Osiris’, Crowley crept down the suburban road from Olympia and bamboozled his way into the sacred vaults. It can't be easy to find rich suckers who can be bamboozled into buying this. Many people in the Dirtball demographic have a remarkable faith in their ability to bamboozle a judge, and always seem stunned when someone with ten times their brainpower doesn't buy it. John Curry from the Australian Shareholders' Association says those that get caught are often unsophisticated investors, bamboozled by flashy letterheads. Courtesy is a luxury that real reporters often have to sacrifice in the line of duty, especially when bamboozled by double talk. Many proprietors of the bigger, touristy houses try to bamboozle people inside. Documents rarely set out to trick historians, but they can bamboozle the unwary at every turn. Rather, they want to bamboozle students with enough false and misleading information to make them think that evolution is bad science. In Krakow as a prisoner, Poldek had used a German document, issued to enable him to visit his soldiers in a military hospital further east, to bamboozle a barely literate German guard. Children had a great time enticing, cajoling, and bamboozling their parents to shell out money for buying candied shells and cakes. The coaches only have to teach this guy just enough to bamboozle a few judges, but they can't avoid taking pride in their profession. American bison are characteristically given to bamboozling other members of their species. This multiplication of coverage is cunningly designed to bamboozle the party media minders who sit in party headquarters with stop watches timing their contributions to ensure balance. For a party member to win high office in the face of human nature requires him or her to pull the wool over the voters' eyes, to bamboozle them away from the evident truth. The slickest of these, like glib lawyers paid to advocate a poor case, are accustomed to bamboozling innocent audiences. Just don't be bamboozled into buying the most expensive labels. In other words, they practise seances and use the occult to bamboozle people into believing in ghosts. However, parking garages are getting more and more confusing with their pricing structure, hoping to bamboozle their clients. Don't let this week's quick-thinking, speed talking blarney artists bamboozle you into making decisions or doing anything before you're ready. The answer to most issues, according to the FOS, is for the consumer to establish the suitability of a product by asking more questions, not being bamboozled by jargon and being made to feel stupid. Some stores are trying to bamboozle exhausted shoppers with illusory bargains. He adopted the persona of princess Alice of Gloucester, and despite being caught several times with a mysterious moustache on public occasions, was able to bamboozle everyone outside of a small circle of trusted friends. That's the kind of thing I love to dig into, a classic case of using statistics to bamboozle people. Casinos are designed to bamboozle you with the sensory overload created by the flashing lights and jingles and the sound of endless coins tumbling down into a metal tray. Before being bamboozled by the sheaves of glossy brochures, make sure that managed funds are the most suitable investment vehicle for you. Passing sentence, Judge Lyon said: ‘You bamboozled elderly people and took delight, I've no doubt, in doing so.’ The duck has qualities - nay, powers - that bamboozle the hapless magician and his assistant. Everybody has individual needs, desires and habits, but commercial puffery bamboozles us with brash claims and big numbers. This enables the authoritarians to bamboozle the people into thinking they are still free. It's a sneaky trick that bamboozles innocent people who sample the first couple songs in-store into spending 20 dollars. To the death she refused to be bamboozled by dubious reasoning. My admiration for their skill in bamboozling men is boundless. And yet despite the best efforts of America's would-be Ministry of Truthsters to bedazzle and bamboozle the American people, the plain light of reality seems to be shining through. Finally, World Climate Report rips into the biased reporting that has bamboozled the world on this issue. The Indian mask that bamboozled the big cats would hardly have conned any human. The result was that a few charismatic, outside-the-box thinkers were able to bamboozle the president into mistaking their roll of the dice for a mature judgment. There's no rhyme or reason to this approach - it's a clumsy attempt to bamboozle us into thinking that there's more to the movie than meets the eye. ‘Don't try to bamboozle them by smuggling in bits of fruit or vegetables,’ says Cormac. Yet almost everyone - including the Waddington Gallery and even Tate (which showed interest in a Julius Bissier until the artist's foundation rejected it) - was bamboozled by the documents. Synonyms stratagem, ploy, ruse, scheme, device, move, manoeuvre, contrivance, machination, expedient, artifice, wile, dodge trick, deceive, delude, hoodwink, mislead, take in, dupe, fool, double-cross 1.1 Confound or perplex. bamboozled by the number of savings plans being offered Example sentencesExamples ‘The players were bamboozled as to why they were going so long without a win and losing so many games,’ Allardyce said, reflecting on a demoralising December. We were all bamboozled and didn't know what to say. Officials were bamboozled as there was no way of doing an autopsy on the cremated man. Another reason that I never used a taxi until well into adulthood was that the rules of tipping always bamboozled me. It's one of those odd areas of spelling that bamboozles me. Some have even given credence to the notion that Wahid's abrupt shifts were really the cunning manoeuvres of a master tactician aimed at bamboozling his opponents. For any female readers bamboozled by my observation, it was like wearing Prada unzipped. On the other hand, perhaps this surreal verbal tactic was intended to bamboozle our opponents to the extent that we would cuff Germany come Saturday. Why Eucalyptus should be chosen for such a massive shot of backing money continues to bamboozle me. ‘I don't know,’ I replied, which bamboozled him momentarily. One slightly annoyed petrol station attendant and very bamboozled customer remained. ‘The last thing you want when you are only there for one game is to go and change so many different things that you end up bamboozling the players,’ he said. Why he's not playing professional rugby bamboozles me. Walk into any showroom and you are bamboozled by the kind of information about the different clothing material that is thrown at you by the salesperson. To be honest, I am bamboozled by Bulgarian pizza. Whatever the reason for the surge of interest in childcare issues, there is little doubt that an overload of advice, however well-meant, can bamboozle parents and lead to contradictions. A disc in the wrong box completely bamboozled me. Origin Early 18th century: of unknown origin.
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