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
     ***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***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

• 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。
• 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***，但这不过是一场恶作剧而已。
• A series of bomb hoaxes has disrupted Christmas shopping in the city centre
  一系列***假警报扰乱了市中心的圣诞节购物活动。
• 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。
• It wasn't a hoax, there really was a fire.
  这不是谎报，真的发生了火警。
• 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。
• When the hoax was revealed, sorrow turned to anger.
  当这个骗局被揭穿后，悲伤便化为愤怒。
• 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。
• Are you certain that it isn't a hoax?
  你能确定那不是一个骗局吗？
• 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。