bilk

动词 bilk:

1. cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money
2. hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
   同义词：thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle
3. evade payment to
4. escape, either physically or mentally
   同义词：elude, evade

1. The counselor bilked his clients out of$2 million.
   那位顾问从他的顾客那里骗取了200万美元。
2. He bilked us of all our money.
   他把我们的钱都骗光了。

bilk

v.tr.（及物动词）
bilked,bilk.ing,bilks

To defraud, cheat, or swindle:
蒙骗，欺骗，诈取：
例句：
made millions bilking wealthy clients on art sales.
在艺术品销售中骗取富有顾客的大量钱财

To evade payment of:
逃避付钱：
例句：
bilk one`s debts.
逃债

To thwart or frustrate:
使受顿挫，使受挫折：
例句：
.Fate . . . may be to a certain extent bilked.(Thomas Carlyle)
.命运…在某种意义上可能受挫折.(托马斯·卡莱尔)

To elude.
逃避
n.（名词）
One who cheats.
骗子
Obsolete A hoax or swindle.
【废语】 骗取，诈骗

来源：
[Perhaps an alteration of] balk
[可能是…的替代] balk

【引伸】
bilk.er
n.（名词）