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claptrap

[英] [ˈklæptræp] [美] [ˈklæpˌtræp] 生词本

n.

adj.

  • 柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典

  • 英英释义

1. N-UNCOUNT 夸夸其谈;哗众取宠的空谈;蠢话 If you describe something that someone says as claptrap, you mean that it is stupid or foolish although it may sound important. 
  • This is the claptrap that politicians have peddled many times before.

    这是政客们宣扬过无数次的废话。

Noun

1. pompous or pretentious talk or writing