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humbug

美 [ˈhʌmbʌɡ]英 [ˈhʌmbʌɡ]
  • n.骗子,假冒者;骗人的话,谎言,鬼话,胡说八道;硬糖,(有条纹的)薄荷硬糖;虚伪的人,伪君子;虚伪,矫饰;诡计,花招,骗局;骗人的把戏,欺骗行为
  • v.欺骗,哄骗;行骗
  • int.胡扯,瞎说

复数: humbugs

humbughumbug

noun

1

谎言;骗人的把戏;欺骗行为
dishonest language or behaviour that is intended to trick people

political humbug

政治骗术

2

虚伪的人
a person who is not sincere or honest

3

硬糖;(尤指)薄荷糖
a hard sweet/candy made from boiled sugar, especially one that tastes of peppermint

humbug

频次

  • 1
    N-UNCOUNT 骗人的鬼话;空话;诡计;花招
    If you describe someone's language or behaviour as humbug, you mean that it is dishonest or insincere.

    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。

  • 2
    N-COUNT 骗子;伪君子;冒牌货
    You can refer to a person as a humbug when you think they are being dishonest, insincere, or pretending to be someone who they are not.

    What a revolting humbug the man was!

    那人真是个令人作呕的伪君子!

  • 3
    N-COUNT (有条纹的)薄荷硬糖
    A humbug is a hard, striped sweet that tastes of peppermint.

noun

1
something intended to deceive;deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
Synonym: fraud fraudulence dupery hoax put-on
2
communication (written or spoken) intended to deceive
Synonym: snake oil
3
pretentious or silly talk or writing
Synonym: baloney boloney bilgewater bosh drool taradiddle tarradiddle tommyrot tosh twaddle

verb

1
trick or deceive

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  1. 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。

  2. 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。

  3. What a revolting humbug the man was !

    那人真是个令人作呕的伪君子!

  4. Christmas ? Bah ! Humbug !

    圣诞节?呸!都是骗人的!

  5. All these fine words are nothing but humbug .

    这些花言巧语都是骗人的。

  6. That idea is a load of humbug .

    那个意见简直是一派胡言。

  7. All their fine words are nothing but humbug .

    他们的一切花言巧语都是骗人的。

  8. In that way one is sure of accepting no humbug .

    如是一人必不至被骗。

  9. 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。

  10. 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。

  11. He started to say , ' Humbug ! ' but stopped suddenly .

    他开始说,“骗人的东西!”但突然停住了。

  12. I called Lord John a lying humbug .

    我把约翰爵爷称作说鬼话的骗子。

  13. 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。

  14. Mr Jones called him a'lying humbug ' .

    琼斯先生称他为“好说谎的骗子”。

  15. It is humbug to pretend that this is not a motive , and a strong one .

    假装这不是一个动机,一种强烈的动机,那纯粹是一种欺骗。

  16. You 're a humbug . ― You 're another .

    你是个骗子。―你是另一个。

  17. I am going to expose all this humbug .

    我要揭露这一切骗人的鬼话。

  18. The minister claimed that the government didn 't know about the arms sale but that 's just humbug .

    部长宣称政府不知道这次武器销售,但那只是骗人的。

  19. ' Christmas is humbug ! Surely you don 't mean that , uncle ?' said his nephew .

    圣诞节是骗人的东西!舅舅,当然你不是这个意思?他外甥说。

  20. She was perfectly aware of the humbug .

    她完全了解这是个骗局。

  21. Anyone who says " bah humbug " is rejecting or showing disgust for Christmas .

    任何人说“bahhumbug”就是拒绝或对圣诞节表示厌恶。

  22. ' He said that Christmas was humbug ! Ha ha ha !' cried Scrooge 's nephew .

    他说圣诞节是骗人的!哈哈哈!斯克罗吉的外甥大声说。

  23. Steve Jobs says , bah humbug .

    史蒂夫·乔布斯说切骗人的把戏

  24. Humbug a person out of a few pence

    从某人那儿骗取一些便士

  25. and once more , and finally as it seemed to me , I pronounced him in my heart , a humbug .

    于是我再次地,也觉得是最后地在心里判定他是个骗子。

  26. And you to travel to further your impressionistic humbug !

    你利用我来完成你探寻印象派灵感的旅程!

  27. Yet Mr Ryan is neither the heartless ideologue nor the humbug liberal critics have made him out to be .

    然而,瑞安既不是一个无情的空想家,也不是自由派批评者所说的骗子。

  28. Online polls aren 't scientific , but comments on China 's Twitter-like microblog Sina Weibo reinforce a picture of widespread humbug .

    在线民调并不科学,但人们在新浪微博发表的言论为这一人人牢骚满腹的画面提供了补充。

  29. Scrooge 's catchphrase , ' Bah , humbug ' , is often used to express disgust with Christmas charity .

    这句话是吝啬鬼斯克鲁奇的口头禅。在圣诞节,它常常用来表达对慈善团体的厌恶。

  30. Once John Turing had asked his father what he hated most . ' Humbug ' , he replied without a moment 's hesitation .

    有一次约翰问父亲最讨厌什么,图灵先生毫不犹豫地回答:“欺骗。”