humbug

英 [ˈhʌmbʌɡ]

美 [ˈhʌmbʌɡ]

n. 谎言; 骗人的把戏; 欺骗行为; 虚伪的人; 硬糖; (尤指)薄荷糖

复数：humbugs　过去分词：humbugged　现在分词：humbugging　过去式：humbugged　第三人称单数：humbugs　

BNC.21474 / COCA.27711

牛津词典

noun

谎言；骗人的把戏；欺骗行为
dishonest language or behaviour that is intended to trick people
1. political humbug
  政治骗术
虚伪的人
a person who is not sincere or honest
硬糖；（尤指）薄荷糖
a hard sweet/candy made from boiled sugar, especially one that tastes of peppermint

N-UNCOUNT 骗人的鬼话;空话;诡计;花招
If you describe someone's language or behaviour ashumbug, you mean that it is dishonest or insincere.
1. There was all the usual humbug and obligatory compliments from ministers...
  全都是些部长们常说的骗人鬼话和少不了的奉承恭维。
2. Britain's laws on homosexuality are hypocritical humbug.
  英国的同性恋法律都是虚伪的空话连篇。
N-COUNT 骗子;伪君子;冒牌货
You can refer to a person as ahumbugwhen you think they are being dishonest, insincere, or pretending to be someone who they are not.
1. What a revolting humbug the man was!
  那人真是个令人作呕的伪君子！
（有条纹的）薄荷硬糖
Ahumbugis a hard, striped sweet that tastes of peppermint.

noun

something intended to deceive
Synonym:fraudfraudulenceduperyhoaxput-on
communication (written or spoken) intended to deceive
Synonym:snake oil
pretentious or silly talk or writing
Synonym:baloneyboloneybilgewaterboshdrooltaradiddletarradiddletommyrottoshtwaddle

verb

You're a humbug. ― You're another.
你是个骗子。―你是另一个。
It is humbug to pretend that this is not a motive, and a strong one.
假装这不是一个动机，一种强烈的动机，那纯粹是一种欺骗。
Yet Mr Ryan is neither the heartless ideologue nor the humbug liberal critics have made him out to be.
然而，瑞安既不是一个无情的空想家，也不是自由派批评者所说的骗子。
What a revolting humbug the man was!
那人真是个令人作呕的伪君子！
I am going to expose all this humbug.
我要揭露这一切骗人的鬼话。
She was perfectly aware of the humbug.
她完全了解这是个骗局。
In that way one is sure of accepting no humbug.
如是一人必不至被骗。
There was all the usual humbug and obligatory compliments from ministers
全都是些部长们常说的骗人鬼话和少不了的奉承恭维。
Simply stated, only a fool like Sam will believe this humbug.
说得简单些，只有萨姆那样的傻瓜才会相信这种鬼话。
Mr Jones called him a'lying humbug '.
琼斯先生称他为“好说谎的骗子”。