humbug
英 ['hʌmbʌg]
美['hʌmbʌɡ]
- n. 骗子；欺骗；谎话
- vt. 欺骗；哄骗
- vi. 行骗
词态变化
复数: humbugs;
助记提示
1. 就是像一只臭虫一样，不断在里的耳边嗡嗡嗡地说一些冠冕堂皇的假话来骗你，可以说很形象。
中文词源
humbug 谎言，骗人的把戏
hum,嗡嗡叫，欺骗，bug,鬼怪，鬼魂。引申词义谎言，骗人的把戏。
英英释意
- 1. pretentious or silly talk or writing
- 2. communication (writen or spoken) intended to deceive
- 3. something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
英文词源
- humbug (n.)
- 1751, student slang, "trick, jest, hoax, deception," also as a verb, of unknown origin. A vogue word of the early 1750s; its origin was a subject of much whimsical speculation even then.
实用场景例句
- political humbug
- 政治骗术
牛津词典
- What a revolting humbug the man was!
- 那人真是个令人作呕的伪君子！
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Britain's laws on homosexuality are hypocritical humbug.
- 英国的同性恋法律都是虚伪的空话连篇。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- There was all the usual humbug and obligatory compliments from ministers...
- 全都是些部长们常说的骗人鬼话和少不了的奉承恭维。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- This is all humbug and good humor, of course.
- 这些当然只是人们的幽默和子虚乌有.
期刊摘选
- I thought you must be a humbug all along, from the conceited way you talked.
- 看你说话的那副神气,我就知道你一定是个吹牛的骗子.
辞典例句
- In that way one is sure of accepting no humbug.
- 如是一人必不至被骗.
《简明英汉词典》
- I know my words can seem to him nothing but utter humbug.
- 我知道,我说的话在他看来不过是彻头彻尾的慌言.
辞典例句
- I am going to expose all this humbug.
- 我要揭露这一切骗人的鬼话.
辞典例句
- Take the humbug out of this world, and you haven't much left to do business with.
- 把骗子们从这世上轰出去之后, 就没剩几个可以跟你来往做生意的了.
《简明英汉词典》
- These small messages are considered to be humbug and are laughed at.
- 这些小道消息被当作一派胡言而一笑置之.
期刊摘选
- But I am not writing to flatter parental egotism, to echo cant , or prop up humbug.
- 可是我写作并不是为了迎合父亲的自私心理, 并不是为了人云亦云地作违心之论, 也不是为了支持骗人的空话.
期刊摘选
- Once more , and finally as It'seemed to me , I pronounced him in my heart, humbug.
- 我再次地, 也觉得是最后地在心里断定他是个骗子.
期刊摘选
- The humbug was sentenced to three years'imprisonment.
- 那个骗子被判了三年徒刑.
辞典例句
- We are death on humbug.
- 我们对欺诈行为极其厌恶.
期刊摘选
- Simply stated, only a fool like Sam will believe this humbug.
- 说得简单些, 只有萨姆那样的傻瓜才会相信这种鬼话.
期刊摘选
- That idea is a load of humbug.
- 那个意见简直是一派胡言.
辞典例句
- Trying to hit a humbug was a waste of effort.
- 想打一个欺骗兽就跟想跟他们说话一样是白费力气.
期刊摘选
- A verier humbug would be hard to meet.
- 比这个更坏的骗子恐怕没有了.
辞典例句
- The man who can still humbug himself has before him a future not lacking in brightness.
- 能够蒙骗自己的人仍然具有不乏光明的前景.
辞典例句
- All their fine words are nothing but humbug.
- 他们的一切花言巧语都是骗人的.
期刊摘选
- Those advertisements are all humBug.
- 那些广告全是胡乱吹嘘.
期刊摘选
- I am a humbug , and I've been one all my life, without knowing it.
- 我是个骗子,活了一辈子,骗了一辈子, 自己还不知道.
英汉文学 - 败坏赫德莱堡
- There was all the usual humbug and obligatory compliments from ministers.
- 全都是些部长们常说的骗人鬼话和少不了的奉承恭维。
柯林斯例句
- What a revolting humbug the man was!
- 那人真是个令人作呕的伪君子！
柯林斯例句
- Britain's laws on homosexuality are hypocritical humbug.
- 英国的同性恋法律都是虚伪的空话连篇。
柯林斯例句
- Christmas? Bah! Humbug!
- 圣诞节？呸！都是骗人的！
柯林斯例句