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hoax

UK //həʊks//US //hoʊks//

词源

源自18世纪英语,可能来自‘hocus’(欺骗、戏弄),与‘hocus-pocus’(魔术用语)有关。

noun

❶ 指故意编造的虚假信息或事件,目的是欺骗他人或引起不必要的恐慌,常通过媒体或网络传播。

“The news about the celebrity's death turned out to be a hoax.”

(关于那位名人去世的消息原来是一场恶作剧。)

“Many people believed the hoax about the alien invasion.”

(很多人相信了关于外星人入侵的骗局。)

同义词:deception, fake, fraud

verb

❶ 指故意欺骗某人或公众,制造虚假信息或事件,通常带有恶作剧或恶意的目的。

“They hoaxed the public into believing there was a monster in the lake.”

(他们骗公众相信湖里有怪物。)

“She was hoaxed into giving her personal information to a scammer.”

(她被骗向骗子提供了个人信息。)

同义词:trick, deceive, fool

常见短语

hoax call — 指恶作剧电话,通常是虚假报警或欺骗性的电话,可能造成严重后果。

“The police received a hoax call about a bomb in the building.”

(警方接到一个虚假电话,称大楼里有炸弹。)