be bunkum
His argument is bunkum.
他的论点是废话。
胡言乱语；废话
不可接受的行为(尤指荒谬的谎言)；博取欢心的演说
不可接受的行为(尤指荒谬的谎言)
unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements)
The politician's speech was full of bunkum, promising everything but delivering nothing.
那位政客的演讲全是废话，什么都承诺却什么都不兑现。
用法提示：n. 在此句中表示空洞的言论
Don't listen to his bunkum; he doesn't know what he's talking about.
别听他的废话，他根本不知道自己在说什么。
用法提示：n. 指无根据的胡说
The article was dismissed as bunkum by experts in the field.
这篇文章被该领域的专家斥为废话。
用法提示：n. 表示被看作荒谬的言论
His argument is bunkum.
他的论点是废话。
She dismissed the theory as bunkum.
她驳斥该理论为胡说八道。
The politician spouted bunkum.
那位政客大放厥词。
grammar · medium
易错句子That's a bunkum.
正确表达That's bunkum.
bunkum 是不可数名词，不能直接用不定冠词 'a' 修饰。应直接使用 bunkum 或加 a piece of bunkum 表示 '一段废话'。
grammar · medium
易错句子He bunkumed during the meeting.
正确表达He talked bunkum during the meeting.
'bunkum' 是名词，不能用作动词。表达 '说废话' 应使用动词短语 'talk bunkum' 或 'speak bunkum'。
bunk 是 bunkum 的缩略形式，都表示‘废话’，但 bunk 更口语化，且有‘床铺’另一含义，而 bunkum 专指夸张空洞的演说或言论。
bun 与 bunkum 发音相近，但词义完全不同，学习者易因拼写相近而误用。
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