Word
hogwash
/ˈhɑɡˌwɑʃ/
noun
胡扯；废话
核心释义
Foolish or false talk; nonsense.
- 1.
喂猪的固体和液体食物残渣混合物；泔水。
A mixture of solid and liquid food scraps fed to pigs; swill.
- 2.
胡说八道,荒唐的言论
unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements)
泔水；猪食；喂猪的固体和液体食物残渣混合物；泔水。；胡说八道,荒唐的言论；泔脚；废话
用法In use
The politician's speech was nothing but hogwash.
用法提示：此处 hogwash 作名词，意为‘废话’、‘荒谬的言论’。
Don't believe that article; it's absolute hogwash.
用法提示：hogwash 用于否定虚假信息，意为‘胡说’。
He tried to sell me a product with claims that were pure hogwash.
用法提示：纯属(hogwash)强调内容虚假无意义。
something is hogwash
可用 pure 或 total 加强语气。
His explanation is pure hogwash.
他的解释纯粹是废话。
dismiss something as hogwash
常用于正式语境。
She dismissed the rumors as hogwash.
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