humbugs

英 [ˈhʌmbʌgz]

美 [ˈhʌmˌbʌgz]

n. 谎言; 骗人的把戏; 欺骗行为; 虚伪的人; 硬糖; (尤指)薄荷糖
humbug的复数

N-UNCOUNT 骗人的鬼话;空话;诡计;花招
If you describe someone's language or behaviour as humbug, you mean that it is dishonest or insincere.
1. There was all the usual humbug and obligatory compliments from ministers...
  全都是些部长们常说的骗人鬼话和少不了的奉承恭维。
2. Britain's laws on homosexuality are hypocritical humbug.
  英国的同性恋法律都是虚伪的空话连篇。
N-COUNT 骗子;伪君子;冒牌货
You can refer to a person as a humbug when you think they are being dishonest, insincere, or pretending to be someone who they are not.
1. What a revolting humbug the man was!
  那人真是个令人作呕的伪君子！
（有条纹的）薄荷硬糖
A humbug is a hard, striped sweet that tastes of peppermint.

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Imagine that there are 20 researchers, each investigating whether Mint humbugs cure cancer.
假设有20名研究人员，各自都在调查薄荷硬糖能否治愈癌症。
The trial registry matters because later researchers into the anti-carcinogenic properties of humbugs can take all the non-results into account.
实验注册很重要，因为以后再对薄荷硬糖抗致特性进行研究的人，可以将所有未取得结果的实验考虑在内。
Nowadays, in the field of Chinese poetry, why have propagated some poetic humbugs, rascals, lunatics, and also speculators?
在今天所谓的诗歌界，为什么会滋生出一些诗混、流氓、疯子，还有诗歌投机者？