/dɪ'si:v; dɪ`siv/
v [Tn, Tn.pr]
1 ~ sb/oneself (into doing sth) make sb believe sth that is not true (so as to make him do sth); deliberately mislead sb 欺骗某人（去做某事）; 使自己信以为真（去做某事）; 故意使（某人）误解
*You can't pass exams without working, so don't deceive yourself (into thinking you can). 不努力是考不及格的, 因此不要欺骗自己（以为可以及格）.
* We were deceived into believing that he could help us. 我们受骗了, 还以为他能帮助我们.
* His friendly manner did not deceive us for long. 他那热情的样子并没把我们欺骗多久.
2 ~ sb (with sb) be sexually unfaithful to (one's spouse, etc) （指性行为）对（配偶等）不忠
*He's been deceiving his wife with another woman for months. 他几个月来一直瞒着妻子与另一女人来往.

v [T]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French;Origin: deceivre, from Latin decipere]
to make someone believe something that is not true
= trick
→deception
　He had been deceived by a young man claiming to be the son of a millionaire.
deceive sb into doing sth
　He tried to deceive the public into thinking the war could still be won.
deceive sb about sth
　I wouldn't deceive you about anything as important as this.
deceive yourself
to refuse to believe that something is true because the truth is unpleasant
　I thought she loved me, but I was deceiving myself.
deceive yourself that
　He didn't deceive himself that he and Ruth could remain friends.
to give someone a wrong belief or opinion about something
　Don't be deceived by the new cover - this is a rehash of old hits.
>deceivern[C]