hoaxes

英 [ˈhəʊksɪz] 美 [ˈhoʊksɪz]

n.  骗局; 恶作剧
v.  捉弄; 欺骗
hoax的第三人称单数和复数

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  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。
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双语例句

  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. The Cardiff Giant is one of the most famous hoaxes in American history.
    卡蒂夫巨人是美国历史上最有名的骗局之一。
  3. There are cellphone attachments that purport to shield users from radiation, and most are "hoaxes," said Mr.
    甘地教授表示，即使有人说手机附件可以屏蔽辐射，但是大多数都是没有实际意义的。
  4. Crop circles are a lens through which we can explore the nature and appeal of hoaxes.
    麦田圈是一个镜头。透过这个镜头，我们能探索自然和恶作剧的吸引力。
  5. Here are several of the top ten April Fool's Day pranks ever pulled off, as judged by the US website of Museum of Hoaxes for their notoriety, absurdity, and number of people duped.
    日前，美国“恶作剧博物馆”网站根据恶作剧的知名度、荒诞性及被愚弄的人数，评选出了媒体所制造的愚人节“十大经典恶作剧”。
  6. Others didn't believe his hoaxes were true, but they paid to see them anyway.
    有些人并不相信那些展品是真的，可他们还是会花钱去看。
  7. Thousands of such incidents are reported around the world each year, though many turn out to be hoaxes or natural phenomena.
    每年世界各地有成千上万这样的事情发生，很多事件最后的真相或是恶作剧，或是自然现象。
  8. Learn about computer virus myths, hoaxes, urban legends, and the implications if you believe in them.
    了解电脑病毒神话，虚报、城市传说，如果你相信他们的影响。
  9. The bid came so far out of left field that some bankers thought it might be one of those hoaxes that market tricksters try on every now and again.
    该报价相当不合情理，一些银行家认为，这可能是市场骗子时常使用的骗术之一。
  10. Jim: I think some of those stories are just hoaxes.
    吉姆：我想那些报导只不过是恶作剧。
  11. The disc jockey, a young separatist named Pierre Brassard, has made his name with such hoaxes.
    这位名叫彼埃尔-布拉萨尔的音乐节目主持人，是一名年轻的分离主义者，以制造这类骗局闻名。
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