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

• The message is at least the fourth hoax email received in Hongkong in the past two months.
  这一邮件至少已是两个月来在香港收到的第四个恶作剧邮件了。
• It's a cruel hoax.
  这是个残忍的骗局。
• Good, because this could all be a hoax.
  很好，因为这可能是场恶作剧。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Nibiru and other stories about waywardplanets are an Internet hoax.
  Nibiru和其它行星撞地球的故事是一个网上的骗局。