dupe

Compared meaning: to trick or deceive someone (verb).

比较义项：欺骗，愚弄（动词）。

• fool

  An everyday, mildly informal verb for tricking someone; the deception can be playful or serious, and its severity varies widely; common in casual speech.

  语气较随意、日常化的“欺骗”说法；欺骗的严重程度可轻可重，语气可以是开玩笑也可以是认真的；常见于口语。

  You can't fool me with that fake accent — I know it's you.

  你用那个假口音骗不了我——我知道是你。

• dupe 本词

  A more formal, often journalistic verb implying the victim is naive and suffers real harm or loss through a scam or scheme; frequently used in the passive voice.

  语气更正式、常见于新闻报道，暗示受害者较为天真轻信，并因骗局或圈套而遭受实际损失或伤害；常用被动语态。

  The fraudsters duped elderly victims out of their life savings.

  骗子们骗走了老年受害者们一生的积蓄。

Fool and dupe both mean to trick someone. Fool is an everyday, casual verb for a trick that can be playful or serious. Dupe is more formal, implying the victim is naive and suffers harm through a scheme. Not compared: fool as a noun (idiot).

这两个词在“欺骗某人”这一义项上意思相近，但语气和使用场合不同：fool 更口语、随意，欺骗程度可轻可重，甚至可以是善意的玩笑；dupe 更正式，通常指骗子精心设计骗局，使天真轻信的受害者蒙受实际损失，常见于新闻或书面语。这里不比较 fool 作名词表示“傻瓜”的用法。