humbug

名词 humbug:

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

动词 humbug:

1. trick or deceive

1. 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。
2. Meaningless or deceptive language; humbug.
   废话，蠢话无意义或虚伪的话; 胡说
3. Claude was probably a humbug, whose vanity, ambition, and intelligence led him to carve out a niche as the wickedest man in the world; there is always room for a sadist at the top.
   克劳德或许不过是个骗子，他的虚荣、野心和才智使他在世上恶人中争得魁首之名：有残忍癖，总能爬上顶端。

hum.bug

n.（名词）
Something intended to deceive; a hoax or fraud.
瞒骗，欺诈：用于骗人的东西；骗局或欺诈
A person who claims to be other than what he or she is; an impostor.See Synonyms at impostor
冒名顶替者：自称是别人的人；骗子参见 impostor
Nonsense; rubbish.
废话；胡扯
Pretense; deception.
伪装；欺骗
interj.（感叹词）
Used to express disbelief or disgust.
胡说八道：用于表示不相信或反感
v.（动词）
hum.bugged,hum.bug.ging,hum.bugs
v.tr.（及物动词）
To deceive or trick.
欺骗，设圈套
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To practice deception or trickery.
欺骗，设圈套

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【引伸】
hum.bug.ger
n.（名词）
hum.bug.gery
n.（名词）