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hokum

美音:[´həukəm ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
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n.废话

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hokum


/'həʊkəm; `hokəm/
n [U] (infml 口 esp US)
1 poor or crude theatrical writing 乏味或粗劣的戏剧作品
*a piece of second-rate hokum 一个二流的乏味剧本.
2 nonsense 胡说
*talking complete hokum 废话连篇.

hokum


n[U]
[Date: 1900-2000; Origin: Probably from hocus-pocus + bunkum]
informal something that seems true or impressive but that is wrong or not sincere
 All that talk is just a bunch of hokum.