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
- A supposedly primitive man later proven to be a hoax.
假想中的原始人，后来证明是个骗局。 - 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？ - It wasn't a hoax, there really was a fire.
这不是谎报，真的发生了火警。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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 fire-brigade answered the emergency call but there was no fire it was all a hoax.
消防队接到报警电话后采取了行动，但是并没有火灾&这完全是一场恶作剧。 - But the email love letter is a horrible hoax and should be deleted.
但这封表白爱的邮件实际上是个可怕的恶作剧，应该立即删除。 - 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。