humbug
英 ['h?mb?g]
美['h?mb?ɡ]
- n. 騙子；欺騙；謊話
- vt. 欺騙；哄騙
- vi. 行騙
TEM8暢通詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?humbugs;
助記提示
1. 就是像一只臭蟲一樣，不斷在里的耳邊嗡嗡嗡地說(shuō)一些冠冕堂皇的假話來(lái)騙你，可以說(shuō)很形象。
中文詞源
humbug 謊言，騙人的把戲
hum,嗡嗡叫，欺騙，bug,鬼怪，鬼魂。引申詞義謊言，騙人的把戲。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. There was all the usual humbug and obligatory compliments from ministers.
- 全都是些部長(zhǎng)們常說(shuō)的騙人鬼話和少不了的奉承恭維。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. What a revolting humbug the man was!
- 那人真是個(gè)令人作嘔的偽君子！
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. Britain's laws on homosexuality are hypocritical humbug.
- 英國(guó)的同性戀法律都是虛偽的空話連篇。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 4. Christmas? Bah! Humbug!
- 圣誕節(jié)？呸！都是騙人的！
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 5. In that way one is sure of accepting no humbug.
- 如是一人必不至被騙.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》