Word · Frequency #21474
humbug
浮夸的空话；无聊的胡话
pretentious or silly talk or writing
- 1.
pretentious or silly talk or writing
浮夸或无聊的言辞
- 2.
communication (written or spoken) intended to deceive
旨在欺骗的言辞
- 3.
something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
骗局；为谋利而设的骗术
骗人的话；欺人之谈；骗局；诡计；骗术；浮夸或无聊的言辞；旨在欺骗的言辞；骗局；为谋利而设的骗术
In use
Don't listen to his humbug about being a millionaire; he just wants your money.
The advertisement turned out to be pure humbug; the product did nothing.
His speech was full of humbug and empty promises.
Connections
Collocations
- Bah, humbug!
- 呸，胡扯！
- When I suggested a hike, she just replied, "Bah, humbug!"当我提议去远足时，她只回了一句：“呸，胡扯！”
- a load of humbug
- 一派胡言；一堆骗人的鬼话
- The article is a load of humbug.这篇文章是一派胡言。
- pretentious humbug
- 装腔作势的胡话；矫揉造作的空话
- His lecture was pretentious humbug dressed up as philosophy.他的讲座是打着哲学幌子的装腔作势的胡话。
- political humbug
- 政治空话；政治骗局
- Voters are tired of political humbug.选民们厌倦了政治空话。
- talk humbug
- 说骗人的空话；讲骗人的鬼话
- Don't talk humbug to me; I know the truth.别对我说骗人的空话，我知道真相。
- expose the humbug
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一只“哼”着吹牛的虫子（bug），满口浮夸空话，其实是骗局。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：dismissing empty talk、literary dialogue、everyday banter “humbug” 多用于口语或文学性表达，常带贬义，指空话、骗人的话或骗局。在日常对话中略显老派或戏谑，比较常见于批评他人言论的场合；正式书面语中则较少使用。
Grammar Note
不可数时意为空话或骗人把戏；可数时意为骗人的东西或人。
Pronunciation & Spelling
拼读提示：bug、mug、tug 都以重读的 /ʌɡ/ 结尾，彼此押韵；ladybug 的末尾 /bʌɡ/ 与 bug 的 /bʌɡ/ 音近，可一起记。humbug 读 /ˈhʌm.bʌɡ/，重音在第一音节的 /hʌm/ 上，最后是轻读的 /bʌɡ/，所以严格说它并不和这些单音节词完美押韵。还要小心 humble：虽以 hum 开头，但读 /ˈhʌm.bəl/，末尾是 /bəl/，不是 /bʌɡ/。
Learn the forms together
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