hoax

noun

1. 骗局；恶作剧
   an act intended to make sb believe sth that is not true, especially sth unpleasant
   1. a bomb hoax
      炸弹骗局
   2. hoax calls
      恶作剧的电话

verb

1. 捉弄；欺骗
   to trick sb by making them believe sth that is not true, especially sth unpleasant

1. N-COUNT 恶作剧;假警报;骗局
   A hoax is a trick in which someone tells people a lie, for example that there is a bomb somewhere when there is not, or that a picture is genuine when it is not.
   1. A series of bomb hoaxes has disrupted Christmas shopping in the city centre...
      一系列炸弹假警报扰乱了市中心的圣诞节购物活动。
   2. He denied making the hoax call but was convicted after a short trial.
      他否认打过恶作剧电话，但经过一番短暂的审讯后被判有罪。

1. A series of bomb hoaxes has disrupted Christmas shopping in the city centre
   一系列炸弹假警报扰乱了市中心的圣诞节购物活动。
2. He denied making the hoax call but was convicted after a short trial.
   他否认打过恶作剧电话，但经过一番短暂的审讯后被判有罪。
3. The telephone caller said there was a bomb in the hotel, but it later turned out to be a hoax.
   打电话来的人说旅馆里有炸弹，后来证明是一场骗局。
4. They were soon able to confirm that the threat was a hoax.
   他们很快确认所谓的威胁其实只是个骗局。
5. The colleagues who perpetrated the hoax lost their jobs and reputations over the scandal.
   那些设计骗局的同事则既丢了工作又因丑闻毁了名声。
6. The prime minister ended the call when it became clear it was a hoax.
   卡梅伦在意识到这是一个恶作剧电话后就结束了通话。
7. Are you certain that it isn't a hoax?
   你能确定那不是一个骗局吗？
8. I hear the news of his arrival, but it turns out to be a mere hoax.
   我得知他将到来的消息，却只变成一个玩笑。
9. The painting had actually been done recently; it was a hoax.
   这幅画实际是最近才画的；这是场骗局。
10. But the email love letter is a horrible hoax and should be deleted.
    但这封表白爱的邮件实际上是个可怕的恶作剧，应该立即删除。
11. A supposedly primitive man later proven to be a hoax.
    假想中的原始人，后来证明是个骗局。
12. Good, because this could all be a hoax.
    很好，因为这可能是场恶作剧。
13. Nibiru and other stories about waywardplanets are an Internet hoax.
    Nibiru和其它行星撞地球的故事是一个网上的骗局。
14. Well, experts now say it was all a hoax.
    不过，专家们现在说，那完全是一个骗局。
15. Free trade is a cruel hoax on the middle and working class.
    自由贸易对于中产阶级和工人阶级来说是一个残酷的骗局。
16. The fire-brigade answered the emergency call but there was no fire it was all a hoax.
    消防队接到报警电话后采取了行动，但是并没有火灾&这完全是一场恶作剧。
17. However, it would appear that it may have been accidental disinformation rather than a hoax per se.
    不过，从它本身看这可能是偶然事件，而不是一个有意的恶作剧。
18. Does anyone have proof of this? pictures or video we wouldn't want another bin laden hoax.
    有证据么？图片，视频，我们不愿意另一个本拉登欺骗事件再次欺骗我们。
19. It wasn't a hoax, there really was a fire.
    这不是谎报，真的发生了火警。
20. The message is at least the fourth hoax email received in Hongkong in the past two months.
    这一邮件至少已是两个月来在香港收到的第四个恶作剧邮件了。
21. Once again, as with the Norway spiral, videos and photos from more than one source, but is this a hoax?
    和挪威螺旋一样，视频和照片的来源又是不止一处，但这是个恶作剧吗？
22. This could be maybe the greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people.
    这也许是对美国人开的最大的玩笑。
23. It turned out that the messages were a hoax.
    最后证实这些信息是个恶作剧。
24. If you think it's a hoax, you're off base.
    如果你觉得这是骗局，你是多心了。
25. It's a cruel hoax.
    这是个残忍的骗局。
26. But the hunter insisted it is not a hoax.
    但是猎人坚持它不是愚弄人。
27. When the hoax was revealed, sorrow turned to anger.
    当这个骗局被揭穿后，悲伤便化为愤怒。
28. The hundreds of calls the BBC received proved how successful the hoax was.
    当成百上千的电话打到英国广播公司时，证明这场骗局成功了。
29. We appear to have been the victims of a cruel hoax.
    我们看来已成了一个残酷骗局的受骗者。
30. 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。

noun

1. something intended to deceive

   Synonym:    fraudfraudulenceduperyhumbugput-on

verb

1. subject to a playful hoax or joke

   Synonym:    pull someone's legplay a joke on