[] () ( ˈcheater, especially NAmE ) a person who cheats作弊者；骗子◆The government has promised to clamp down on tax cheats.政府已承诺打击逃税者。something that seems unfair or dishonest, for example a way of doing sth with less effort than it usually needs欺骗手段；欺骗行为◆By using a simple cheat, it was possible to avoid paying for phone calls.采用一种简单的欺骗手段，便有可能达到免交电话费的目的。