hoaxes

英 [ˈhəʊksɪz]

美 [ˈhoʊksɪz]

n.  骗局; 恶作剧
v.  捉弄; 欺骗
hoax的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 恶作剧;假警报;骗局
  Ahoaxis a trick in which someone tells people a lie, for example that there is a bomb somewhere when there is not, or that a picture is genuine when it is not.
  1. A series of bomb hoaxes has disrupted Christmas shopping in the city centre...
     一系列炸弹假警报扰乱了市中心的圣诞节购物活动。
  2. He denied making the hoax call but was convicted after a short trial.
     他否认打过恶作剧电话，但经过一番短暂的审讯后被判有罪。

双语例句

• There are cellphone attachments that purport to shield users from radiation, and most are "hoaxes," said Mr.
  甘地教授表示，即使有人说手机附件可以屏蔽辐射，但是大多数都是没有实际意义的。
• Thousands of such incidents are reported around the world each year, though many turn out to be hoaxes or natural phenomena.
  每年世界各地有成千上万这样的事情发生，很多事件最后的真相或是恶作剧，或是自然现象。
• Jim: I think some of those stories are just hoaxes.
  吉姆：我想那些报导只不过是恶作剧。
• Learn about computer virus myths, hoaxes, urban legends, and the implications if you believe in them.
  了解电脑病毒神话，虚报、城市传说，如果你相信他们的影响。
• The bid came so far out of left field that some bankers thought it might be one of those hoaxes that market tricksters try on every now and again.
  该报价相当不合情理，一些银行家认为，这可能是市场骗子时常使用的骗术之一。
• Crop circles are a lens through which we can explore the nature and appeal of hoaxes.
  麦田圈是一个镜头。透过这个镜头，我们能探索自然和恶作剧的吸引力。
• The Cardiff Giant is one of the most famous hoaxes in American history.
  卡蒂夫巨人是美国历史上最有名的骗局之一。
• A series of bomb hoaxes has disrupted Christmas shopping in the city centre
  一系列炸弹假警报扰乱了市中心的圣诞节购物活动。
• The disc jockey, a young separatist named Pierre Brassard, has made his name with such hoaxes.
  这位名叫彼埃尔-布拉萨尔的音乐节目主持人，是一名年轻的分离主义者，以制造这类骗局闻名。
• Others didn't believe his hoaxes were true, but they paid to see them anyway.
  有些人并不相信那些展品是真的，可他们还是会花钱去看。