hoax
英 [həʊks]
美 [hoʊks]
n. 骗局; 恶作剧
v. 捉弄; 欺骗
复数:hoaxes 过去分词:hoaxed 现在分词:hoaxing 过去式:hoaxed 第三人称单数:hoaxes
Collins.1 / BNC.15477 / COCA.13170
牛津词典
noun
- 骗局;恶作剧
an act intended to make sb believe sth that is not true, especially sth unpleasant- a bomb hoax
炸弹骗局 - hoax calls
恶作剧的电话
- a bomb hoax
verb
- 捉弄;欺骗
to trick sb by making them believe sth that is not true, especially sth unpleasant
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 恶作剧;假警报;骗局
Ahoaxis a trick in which someone tells people a lie, for example that there is a bomb somewhere when there is not, or that a picture is genuine when it is not.- A series of bomb hoaxes has disrupted Christmas shopping in the city centre...
一系列炸弹假警报扰乱了市中心的圣诞节购物活动。 - He denied making the hoax call but was convicted after a short trial.
他否认打过恶作剧电话,但经过一番短暂的审讯后被判有罪。
- A series of bomb hoaxes has disrupted Christmas shopping in the city centre...
英英释义
noun
- something intended to deceive
verb
- subject to a playful hoax or joke
双语例句
- This could be maybe the greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people.
这也许是对美国人开的最大的玩笑。 - The telephone caller said there was a bomb in the hotel, but it later turned out to be a hoax.
打电话来的人说旅馆里有炸弹,后来证明是一场骗局。 - The painting had actually been done recently; it was a hoax.
这幅画实际是最近才画的;这是场骗局。 - Good, because this could all be a hoax.
很好,因为这可能是场恶作剧。 - It wasn't a hoax, there really was a fire.
这不是谎报,真的发生了火警。 - I hear the news of his arrival, but it turns out to be a mere hoax.
我得知他将到来的消息,却只变成一个玩笑。 - Once again, as with the Norway spiral, videos and photos from more than one source, but is this a hoax?
和挪威螺旋一样,视频和照片的来源又是不止一处,但这是个恶作剧吗? - However, it would appear that it may have been accidental disinformation rather than a hoax per se.
不过,从它本身看这可能是偶然事件,而不是一个有意的恶作剧。 - He denied making the hoax call but was convicted after a short trial.
他否认打过恶作剧电话,但经过一番短暂的审讯后被判有罪。 - They were soon able to confirm that the threat was a hoax.
他们很快确认所谓的威胁其实只是个骗局。