humbug

['hʌmbʌg]

n.欺诈, 谎话, 骗子, (英)一种薄荷糖
v.欺骗, 行骗

例句与用法：

Take the humbug out of this world, and you haven't much left to do business with.

把骗子们从这世上轰出去之后，就没剩几个可以跟你来往做生意的了。

Meaningless or deceptive language; humbug.

废话，蠢话无意义或虚伪的话; 胡说

Claude was probably a humbug, whose vanity, ambition, and intelligence led him to carve out a niche as the wickedest man in the world; there is always room for a sadist at the top.

克劳德或许不过是个骗子，他的虚荣、野心和才智使他在世上恶人中争得魁首之名：有残忍癖，总能爬上顶端。

词形变化：

名词: humbugger | 动词过去式: humbugged | 动词过去分词: humbugged | 动词现在分词: humbugging | 动词第三人称单数: humbugs |

详细释义：

n.

1. 骗子; 假冒者

2. 诡计; 骗局

3. 骗人的话; 胡说八道

vt.

欺骗, 哄骗

vi.

行骗