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humbug

美音:[´hʌm´bʌg ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
英音:[´hʌm´bʌg ]点这儿播放单词英音发声
n.欺骗 v.欺骗

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humbug为短语/超纲词汇

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名词:humbugger 动词过去式:humbugged 过去分词:humbugged 现在分词:humbugging 第三人称单数:humbugs

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cheat  deceive  hoax  trick    

humbug


/'hʌmbʌg; `hʌm,bʌˇ/
n
1 [U] dishonest behaviour or talk that is intended to deceive people and win their support or sympathy (为骗取支持或同情的)花招, 谎话. [C] dishonest and deceitful person 骗子.
2 [C] (Brit) hard boiled sweet, usu flavoured with peppermint 一种硬糖果(通常带薄荷味).

v (-gg-) [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sb (into/out of sth/doing sth) deceive or trick sb; cheat sb 欺诈或哄骗某人.

humbug


n
[U]
insincere or dishonest words or behaviour
 He dismissed the Prime Minister's comments as 'pure humbug'.
[C]BrE
a hard sweet made from boiled sugar, usually with a peppermint taste
[C]old-fashioned someone who behaves in a dishonest or insincere way, for example by pretending to be someone they are not
= imposter