汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 招摇撞骗
招摇撞骗 (招搖撞騙)
(idiom) to dupe people by passing oneself off as a well-connected individual or a figure of authority
撞骗 Factor / Have to deceive fraud by name
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

他是伟大的招摇撞骗

He is the great trickster.

冒充记者招摇撞骗,诈取了不少钱财。

He pretended to be a journalist, and swindled lots of money.

他经常假借公司的名义来招摇撞骗

AND swindled under the guise of the company's name.

天使:有人向我报告附近有个骗子在招摇撞骗

Angel: Somebody reported to me that a cheater is hanging about.

传统的看法似乎是:经济预测是不可能的,而那些经济预测者都是在招摇撞骗

The conventional wisdom seems to be that economic forecasting is impossible and that economic forecasters are charlatans.

另外,一些在外面招摇撞骗、不守戒律的人,他们也是一丘之貉,物以类聚地各自形成一个小团体。

Some disciples whom cheated around and broke commandants, they were birds of one feather and formed a small clique.

不要以为你长了一张凤姐的脸蛋,就到处招摇撞骗,当三太宫的下人。

Don't think you had a sister face long, committing are priceless, when three too house servant here.

阿根廷的笑话都有夸大民族特征的典型套路—智利人无聊,巴拉圭人愚蠢,秘鲁人招摇撞骗

There's a classic line of Argentinian jokes highlighting national stereotypes – Chileans being boring, Paraguayans stupid, Peruvians crooks. Most jokes, however, are directed at people from Galicia