hoax
US /hoʊks/
UK /həʊks/
名词
骗局, 恶作剧, 诡计
a humorous or malicious deception
示例:
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The bomb threat turned out to be a hoax.
炸弹威胁原来是场骗局。
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The UFO sighting was later exposed as a clever hoax.
不明飞行物目击事件后来被揭露为一个巧妙的骗局。
动词
欺骗, 愚弄, 开玩笑
deceive with a hoax
示例:
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He tried to hoax the public with a fake charity.
他试图用一个虚假的慈善机构来欺骗公众。
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The students decided to hoax their teacher with a made-up story.
学生们决定用一个编造的故事来愚弄他们的老师。