humbug meaning in English
n.
1.瞒骗,欺诈。
2.谎言,空话,奉承话;用来骗人的东西。
3.骗子;吹牛的人。
4.〔英国〕一种薄荷糖。
vt.
(-gg-) 诈骗,瞒骗。 humbug sb. into buying rubbish 骗人买坏货。 humbug sb. out of his money 诈骗某人钱财。
vi.
行骗。
int.
胡说八道!
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n.
欺骗者,骗子。
Examples
- A worse humbug would be hard to meet .
比这个更坏的骗子恐怕没有了。 - I am going to expose all this humbug .
我要揭露这一切骗人的鬼话。 - But we are naive, and we have been humbugged .
可是我们天真幼稚,我们受蒙蔽啦。 - That idea is a load of humbug .
那个意见简直是一派胡言。 - The humbug was sentenced to three years' imprisonment .
那个骗子被判了三年徒刑。