humbug的中文翻譯是什麼意思

humbug

US/ˈhʌmˌbʌɡ/
UK/ˈhʌmbʌg/

n. 欺騙; 虛偽; 騙子; 薄荷硬糖

humbug柯林斯釋義

N-UNCOUNT騙人的鬼話;空話;詭計;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...

    全都是些部長們常說的騙人鬼話和少不了的奉承恭維。

  • Britain's laws on homosexuality are hypocritical humbug.

    英國的同性戀法律都是虛偽的空話連篇。

N-COUNT騙子;偽君子;冒牌貨

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!

    那人真是個令人作嘔的偽君子!

N-COUNT(有條紋的)薄荷硬糖

A humbug is a hard, striped sweet that tastes of peppermint.

    humbug英文釋義

    Noun

    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

          Verb

          1. trick or deceive

            humbug場景例句

            This is all humbug and good humor, of course.

            這些當然只是人們的幽默和子虛烏有.

            I thought you must be a humbug all along, from the conceited way you talked.

            看你說話的那副神氣,我就知道你一定是個吹牛的騙子.

            In that way one is sure of accepting no humbug.

            如是一人必不至被騙.

            I know my words can seem to him nothing but utter humbug.

            我知道,我說的話在他看來不過是徹頭徹尾的慌言.

            I am going to expose all this humbug.

            我要揭露這一切騙人的鬼話.

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            humbug詞性變形

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