English Dictionary

shell game

名詞

A game of skill which requires the bettor to guess which of three small cups (or shells) a pea-sized object is concealed under, after the party operating the game rapidly rearranges them, providing opportunity for sleight-of-hand trickery.

日本語の意味

賭博や詐欺の一形態で、カップや貝殻の裏に隠された小さな物体の位置を当てるために、操作側が素早く並び替えを行い、参加者を騙すための技術や手品が使われるゲーム。 / 勝負師などが不正な手法で相手を欺くために利用されることもある、技巧を伴う騙しのゲーム。

The street performer ran a fast shell game, making it impossible for the crowd to tell where the pea was.

その大道芸人は手際よく三つのカップを使ったいかさまを行い、観衆はどのカップの下に豆があるか見抜けなかった。

意味（1）

A game of skill which requires the bettor to guess which of three small cups (or shells) a pea-sized object is concealed under, after the party operating the game rapidly rearranges them, providing opportunity for sleight-of-hand trickery.

意味（2）

Any confidence scheme, especially one involving the rapid movement of investment funds to a location beyond recovery.

shell games （ plural ）