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骗人的鬼话;空话;诡计;花招 If you describe someone's language or behaviour as humbug, you mean that it is dishonest or insincere.
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There was all the usual humbug and obligatory compliments from ministers...
全都是些部长们常说的骗人鬼话和少不了的奉承恭维。
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Britain's laws on homosexuality are hypocritical humbug.
英国的同性恋法律都是虚伪的空话连篇。
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骗子;伪君子;冒牌货 You can refer to a person as a humbug when you think they are being dishonest, insincere, or pretending to be someone who they are not.
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What a revolting humbug the man was!
那人真是个令人作呕的伪君子！
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（有条纹的）薄荷硬糖 A humbug is a hard, striped sweet that tastes of peppermint.
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1. pretentious or silly talk or writing
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2. communication (writen or spoken) intended to deceive
- synonym： snake oil
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3. something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
- synonym： fraud，fraudulence，dupery，hoax，put-on
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1. trick or deceive
- 1. In that way one is sure of accepting no humbug.
- 如是一人必不至被骗。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. 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。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. What crap!; Shit!; Rubbish!; Humbug!; Rot it!
- 放屁！
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
