noun🔗Share骗局,恶作剧。 A hoax, jest, or prank."The kids played harmless humbugs on each other during the class party, like switching name tags and hiding pencils. "孩子们在班级聚会上互相开一些无伤大雅的恶作剧,比如调换名牌和藏起铅笔。entertainmentlanguagecharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share骗局,虚伪。 A fraud or sham (countable); hypocrisy (uncountable)."The politician's promises turned out to be just empty humbugs, designed to win votes. "那位政客的承诺结果只是为了赢得选票的骗人鬼话,根本就是虚伪的。moralcharacterattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share骗子,伪君子,江湖骗子 A fraudster, cheat, or hypocrite."The new student was quickly identified as a humbug, as his stories about winning awards were clearly fabricated. "那个新来的学生很快就被识破是个江湖骗子,因为他说的那些获奖故事明显是编造的。characterpersonmoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share胡说,废话。 Nonsense.""I don't believe a word of it; those excuses are just humbugs." "我一个字都不信;那些借口纯粹是胡说八道。languagewordphraseChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share薄荷硬糖,条纹糖。 A type of hard sweet (candy), usually peppermint flavoured with a striped pattern."After dinner, Grandma always offers us humbugs from a glass jar on the table. "晚饭后,奶奶总是从桌子上的玻璃罐子里拿出薄荷硬糖给我们吃。fooditemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share骗局,胡说八道。 Anything complicated, offensive, troublesome, unpleasant or worrying; a misunderstanding, especially if trivial."Dealing with all the little humbugs of filing paperwork after my doctor's appointment made me late for work. "处理完医生预约后那些繁琐的、令人烦恼的报销文件,让我上班迟到了。attitudecharacteremotionsituationnegativethingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share打架,争斗. (African American Vernacular) A fight.""After school, there were some humbugs behind the gym, but the teachers broke it up." "放学后,体育馆后面有人打架,但被老师们制止了。actionwarsocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share团伙,帮派. (African American Vernacular) A gang."The humbugs were causing trouble in the neighborhood, tagging buildings and starting fights. "那伙帮派在社区里惹是生非,到处乱涂乱画,还挑起争端。grouporganizationsocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share冤假错案,诬告陷害。 A false arrest on trumped-up charges."The protesters claimed the recent arrests were humbugs, designed to silence their dissent. "抗议者声称,最近的逮捕是冤假错案,是旨在压制他们异议的诬告陷害。policelawgovernmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share野猪崽,野猪幼崽 (Perhaps by extension) The piglet of the wild boar."While hiking in the forest, we spotted a group of wild boars with several humbugs trailing behind them. "在森林里徒步的时候,我们看到一群野猪,后面跟着几只野猪崽。animalfoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share欺骗, 诈骗,哄骗. To play a trick on someone, to cheat, to swindle, to deceive."The used car salesman tried to humbug me by saying the engine was brand new when it clearly wasn't. "那个二手车销售想骗我,说发动机是全新的,但显然不是那么回事。actioncharactermoralbusinesseconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share打架,逞能 (African American Vernacular) To fight; to act tough.""Don't even try to cut in line, cuz he'll humbugs you if you do." "你可别想插队,你要是敢插队,他肯定会揍你的,还会跟你逞能。actionlanguagecultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share闲扯,瞎扯。 To waste time talking."Instead of working, the two colleagues humbugged for an hour about the latest office gossip. "同事俩没干正事,闲扯了一个小时办公室里的最新八卦。communicationlanguagewordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading