英 [b?lk] 美 [b?lk]
经济学人例句
Partly because they are not paid properly,they bilk the system and get away with it,thanks to political contacts.部分是由于没有拿到合理的报酬，他们在政治关系的帮助下，从这个体系中贪到了钱并且逍遥法外。... all those official stamps are meant to allay fears that your counterparty will try to bilk you.……所有这些公章都是为了减轻对于对方想要坑你钱的恐惧。
释义
[verb] Obtain or withhold money from (someone)by deceit or without justification [动词] 通过欺骗或无正当理由地从（某人）手中获取或扣下钱
解读
Bilk是一个较为口语化的词，但声音短促有力。该词专指通过诈骗等手段拿到/扣下钱，其用法可以是bilk someone（个人、纳税者、消费者、公司、国家）of/out of their money/millions of dollars，也可以说bilk thousands of dollars from elderly consumers。
近义词
swindle,defraud,deceive
