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　

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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
  1. a bomb hoax
     炸弹骗局
  2. hoax calls
     恶作剧的电话

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.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。

英英释义

noun

• something intended to deceive
  Synonym:fraudfraudulenceduperyhumbugput-on

verb

• subject to a playful hoax or joke
  Synonym:pull someone's legplay a joke on

双语例句

• A telephone caller said there was a bomb in the hotel but it was just a hoax.
  打电话者声称旅馆里有一颗炸弹，但这不过是一场恶作剧而已。
• Well, experts now say it was all a hoax.
  不过，专家们现在说，那完全是一个骗局。
• The colleagues who perpetrated the hoax lost their jobs and reputations over the scandal.
  那些设计骗局的同事则既丢了工作又因丑闻毁了名声。
• Does anyone have proof of this? pictures or video we wouldn't want another bin laden hoax.
  有证据么？图片，视频，我们不愿意另一个本拉登欺骗事件再次欺骗我们。
• The hundreds of calls the BBC received proved how successful the hoax was.
  当成百上千的电话打到英国广播公司时，证明这场骗局成功了。
• 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。
• 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。
• Are you certain that it isn't a hoax?
  你能确定那不是一个骗局吗？
• It's a cruel hoax.
  这是个残忍的骗局。
• 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。