humbug
n. 欺骗; 虚伪; 骗子; 薄荷硬糖
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。
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。
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!
A humbug is a hard, striped sweet that tastes of peppermint.
1. pretentious or silly talk or writing
2. communication (writen or spoken) intended to deceive
3. something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
1. trick or deceive
This is all humbug and good humor, of course.
这些当然只是人们的幽默和子虚乌有.
I thought you must be a humbug all along, from the conceited way you talked.
看你说话的那副神气,我就知道你一定是个吹牛的骗子.
In that way one is sure of accepting no humbug.
如是一人必不至被骗.
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.
I am going to expose all this humbug.
我要揭露这一切骗人的鬼话.