claptrap

英 [ˈklæptræp]

美 [ˈklæptræp]

n.  无聊的蠢话; 废话

BNC.36755 / COCA.35967

牛津词典

noun

• 无聊的蠢话；废话
  stupid talk that has no value

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 夸夸其谈;哗众取宠的空谈；蠢话
  If you describe something that someone says asclaptrap, you mean that it is stupid or foolish although it may sound important.
  1. This is the claptrap that politicians have peddled many times before.
     这是政客们宣扬过无数次的废话。

英英释义

noun

• pompous or pretentious talk or writing
  Synonym:bombastfustianrantblah

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