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humbug

/ˈhʌmbʌɡ/ /ˈhəmˌbəɡ/

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noun

骗局，恶作剧.

A hoax, jest, or prank.

Examples :

"The lost wallet was just a humbug; Sarah had hidden it to play a joke on her brother. "

那个丢掉的钱包只是个恶作剧；莎拉把它藏起来，想跟她弟弟开个玩笑。

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noun

骗局，虚伪。

A fraud or sham (countable); hypocrisy (uncountable).

Examples :

"The politician's promises of lower taxes were just humbug; he never intended to keep them. "

那位政客承诺减税不过是骗局罢了，他压根就没打算兑现。

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noun

骗子, 伪君子, 骗局

A fraudster, cheat, or hypocrite.

Examples :

""The politician promised lower taxes, but after the election, he raised them; many people considered him a humbug." "

那位政客承诺减税，但选举后却提高了税收；许多人认为他是个彻头彻尾的伪君子/骗子。

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noun

胡说，废话。

Examples :

""Don't listen to his excuses; it's all just humbug." "

别听他的借口；全是胡说八道。

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noun

薄荷硬糖，条纹糖。

A type of hard sweet (candy), usually peppermint flavoured with a striped pattern.

Examples :

"My grandma always keeps a tin of humbug in her purse for a sweet treat. "

我奶奶总是会在她的钱包里放一罐薄荷条纹硬糖，想吃甜的时候就拿出来。

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noun

胡说，欺骗，骗局

Anything complicated, offensive, troublesome, unpleasant or worrying; a misunderstanding, especially if trivial.

Examples :

""Dealing with the slow internet connection is such a humbug; it makes working from home really frustrating." "

处理这网速慢的问题真是太麻烦了，在家工作都变得很恼火。

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noun

打架，争斗。

(African American Vernacular) A fight.

Examples :

""After school, there was a humbug between two boys about who won the basketball game." "

放学后，两个男孩因为谁赢了篮球赛而打了起来。

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noun

团伙, 一伙人

(African American Vernacular) A gang.

Examples :

"The new principal is trying to address the humbug that's been causing trouble in the neighborhood. "

新校长正试图处理那个一直在附近惹麻烦的团伙/一伙人。

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noun

诬告，假逮捕

A false arrest on trumped-up charges.

Examples :

"The activist claimed his arrest for "disturbing the peace" was a humbug, orchestrated by the mayor to silence his protests. "

那位行动主义者声称他因“扰乱治安”被捕是市长为了压制他的抗议而精心策划的诬告陷害。

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noun

野猪崽，小野猪。

(Perhaps by extension) The piglet of the wild boar.

Examples :

"The farmer's young boar, a playful humbug, was often seen rooting in the garden. "

农夫家的小野猪崽，一只爱玩的“小淘气”，人们经常看到它在菜园里拱土。

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verb

欺骗，哄骗，诈骗。

To play a trick on someone, to cheat, to swindle, to deceive.

Examples :

"The salesman tried to humbug me into buying a car with hidden problems. "

那个销售想骗我买一辆有隐藏问题的车。

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verb

吹牛，装腔作势

(African American Vernacular) To fight; to act tough.

Examples :

""He was just talkin' big at first, but when push came to shove, he didn't really want to humbug." "

他一开始只是吹牛吹得厉害，但真要动真格的，他其实并不想装腔作势。

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verb

闲聊，瞎扯。

To waste time talking.

Examples :

"My boss loves to humbug about things that don't matter, so meetings always run late. "

我的老板特别喜欢闲聊一些无关紧要的事情，所以开会总是超时。

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interjection

胡说八道，一派胡言.

Balderdash!, nonsense!, rubbish!

Examples :

""He said he finished all his homework in five minutes. Humbug! That's impossible." "

他说他五分钟就写完了所有的作业。胡说八道！这根本不可能。

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