humbug

英 ['hʌmbʌɡ] 美 ['hʌmbʌɡ]

• n. 欺诈；谎话；骗子；(英)一种薄荷糖
• v. 欺骗；行骗

英英释义

Noun:

1. pretentious or silly talk or writing

2. communication (written or spoken) intended to deceive

3. something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage

Verb:

1. trick or deceive

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Life is all moon shine, a monstrous humbug, a grand suck -in.
   生活全是假象，是可怕的欺诈，是一场吸引人上当的大骗局。
2. Those advertisements are all humbug.
   那些广告全是胡乱吹嘘。
3. The humbug was sentenced to three years' imprisonment.
   那个骗子被判了三年徒刑。

用作动词 (v.)

1. Yon can only humbug those who are not aware of your tricks.
   你只能欺骗还不清楚你的伎俩的那些人。

经典引文

• That old gentleman..sthat venerable humbug was not really a philosopher.

  出自： G. K. Chesterton

• His announced purpose is, we admit, a pious humbug.

  出自： M. Schorer

近反义词

【近义词】

• hoax 欺骗
• trick 诡计
• deceive 欺骗
• cheat 欺骗
• pretense 借口
• dishonesty 不诚实
• delusion 错觉
• snow 雪
• twaddle 废话
• nonsense 废话
• claptrap 应付场面的话...
• gibberish 莫名其妙的话...
• bunkum 废话
• garbage 垃圾
• codswallop <英俚>胡言乱语...
• hogwash 猪食
• hooey 胡言乱语
• deception 骗局
• hypocrisy 伪善
• deceit 欺骗
• pretence 假装
• propaganda 宣传
• sham 假
• insincerity 不诚实
• hokum 噱头
• dupery 欺骗
• fraudulence 欺诈
• tarradiddle 谎话
• baloney 胡扯
• bilgewater 舱底污水
• drool 流口水
• fraud 欺骗
• taradiddle 谎话
• tommyrot 胡说
• tosh 胡说
• boloney 胡说
• put-on 做作的
• bosh 胡说
• snake oil 蛇油