be hokum
That theory is pure hokum.
那个理论纯属废话。
废话；无意义的话
一种布鲁斯歌曲或音乐风格,常以性暗示或讽刺为特点。；低级噱头
a message that seems to convey no meaning; nonsense
一种布鲁斯歌曲或音乐风格,常以性暗示或讽刺为特点。
A genre of blues song or music, often characterized by sexual innuendos or satire.
Don't believe the salesman's hokum about this car being a rare bargain.
别相信那个销售员说这辆车是稀有便宜货的废话。
用法提示：hokum 在这里是不可数名词，指‘毫无根据的废话’，作 believe 的宾语。
The report was full of scientific hokum and gave no real evidence.
这份报告满是伪科学的废话，没有提供任何真实证据。
用法提示：hokum 作不可数名词，表示‘空洞无物的空话’，与 full of 搭配。
Stop listening to that hokum and check the facts yourself.
别听那些废话了，你自己去核查事实。
用法提示：hokum 作不可数名词，意为‘胡说、废话’，作 listening to 的宾语。
That theory is pure hokum.
那个理论纯属废话。
常用于指说话空洞无物。
The politician was talking hokum about the economy.
那个政治家在胡扯经济问题。
The movie was a load of sentimental hokum.
这部电影就是一堆煽情的低级噱头。
grammar · medium
易错句子He hokumed the audience with empty promises.
正确表达He fed the audience hokum with empty promises.
Hokum 是名词，不可用作动词。应改为 'fed...hokum' 结构。
grammar · medium
易错句子The movie was full of hokums and clichés.
正确表达The movie was full of hokum and clichés.
Hokum 是不可数名词，没有复数形式。应使用单数形式。
与 hokum 相比，bunkum 更强调空洞、无意义的言论，而 hokum 还带有刻意制造的噱头或低级趣味的意味。
hokum 指无意义的废话或低俗噱头，而 hoax 特指为了欺骗而设计的虚假事件或消息。
hokum 是名词，指低级噱头或废话；hokey 是形容词，描述某事物过于刻意、不自然，常用于娱乐表演。
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