| 单词 | hoax |
| 释义 | hoax (hoʊks ) Word forms: hoaxes countable noun [oft NOUN noun] A hoax is 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. A series of bomb hoaxes has disrupted Christmas shopping in the city centre. He denied making the hoax call but was convicted after a short trial. Synonyms: trick, joke, fraud, con [informal] Collocations: hoax call The cost of sending a fire engine to a hoax call was estimated by officials at 1,970 in 2008. The Sun The hoax call said he 'planned to blow something up'. The Sun Reports last night said police were investigating a hoax call that may have led to the start of the match being delayed for ten minutes. Times,Sunday Times He was given 240 hours community service after admitting the hoax call. The Sun The nurse who apparently took her own life after the royal hoax call was found hanged in her staff housing, it was reported yesterday. Times, Sunday Times The hoax also called into question the fact checking and verification processes of the mainstream media who published the hoax story as true. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The research suggests that the social network's attempts to alert users to hoax stories may do more harm than good. Times, Sunday Times Hoax stories may be reported by the press and other media on this day and explained on subsequent days. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 谎报 Japanese: でっち上げ |
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