Word · Frequency #21474
humbug
欺骗;哄骗
核心释义
trick or deceive
- 1.
欺骗,哄骗
trick or deceive
欺骗,哄骗;欺骗;哄骗;行骗
用法In use
The salesman humbugged the elderly couple into buying a worthless insurance policy.
用法提示:这里 humbugged 作及物动词,表示欺骗某人做某事。
He always humbugs his friends with fake lottery tickets.
用法提示:这里 humbugs 是第三人称单数形式,表示习惯性欺骗行为。
Stop humbugging the investors with your unrealistic projections!
用法提示:这里 humbugging 是现在分词,用于祈使句,表示正在进行的欺骗行为。
humbug sb
过去式和过去分词均为 humbugged,现在分词为 humbugging。
The con man humbugged the tourists with a fake charity.
那个骗子用假的慈善募捐哄骗了游客。
humbug sb into doing sth
into 后接动名词,表示被骗去做某事。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- humbug someone into doing something
- 哄骗某人做某事
- They humbugged her into buying a fake watch.他们哄骗她买了一块假表。
- humbug someone out of something
- 骗走某人的某物
- The con man humbugged him out of his inheritance.那个骗子骗走了他的遗产。
- be humbugged by someone
- 被某人欺骗
- She realized she had been humbugged by the smooth talker.她意识到自己上了那个花言巧语的人的当。
- humbug the public
- 欺骗公众
- The company was accused of humbugging the public.这家公司被指责欺骗公众。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记住 hum(嗡嗡)+bug(虫):一只嗡嗡叫的虫子在耳边乱飞,像花言巧语一样“哄骗”你。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:文学或旧式书面语、正式英语 humbug 作动词表示“欺骗、哄骗”时比较少见,多用于文学或略带古风的正式书面语;日常口语中更常用 trick 或 deceive。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 humbug 的第二个音节 /ˌbʌɡ/ 押韵,重读元音和其后辅音均为 /ʌɡ/,且拼写都以 -ug 结尾。注意别被形近词误导:例如 bugle /ˈbjuːɡəl/ 和 huge /hjuːdʒ/ 虽含有相似拼写,读音却完全不同。
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