adj. 轻信的；受蒙骗的
v. 欺骗；使失望（delude的过去分词）

Delude \De*lude"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deluded}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Deluding}.] [L. deludere, delusum; de- + ludere to play,
make sport of, mock. See {Ludicrous}.]
1. To lead from truth or into error; to mislead the mind or
judgment of; to beguile; to impose on; to dupe; to make a
fool of.

To delude the nation by an airy phantom. --Burke.

2. To frustrate or disappoint.

It deludes thy search. --Dryden.

Syn: To mislead; deceive; beguile; cajole; cheat; dupe. See
{Deceive}.