hoax

[US]/həʊks/
[UK]/hoʊks/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 恶作剧;戏弄
vt. 开玩笑骗某人
Word Forms
过去式hoaxed
过去分词hoaxed
复数hoaxes
现在分词hoaxing
第三人称单数hoaxes

Example Sentences

it smells like a hoax to me.

我感觉这像是一场骗局。

They were the victims of a cruel hoax.

他们是一个残忍恶作剧的受害者。

The hoaxer had sent the police on a wild-goose chase.

那个捣蛋的人让警方白白搜索了一番。

a hoax perpetrated by the British government

英国政府设计的骗局

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炸弹,但这不过是一场恶作剧而已。"

19.  10.In 1972, a hoaxer, pretended to be an athlete.

10. 1972年,一个骗子,想冒充自己是运动员。

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