英语词汇“hoax”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	hoax
释义	hoax I. \ˈhōks\ transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-es) Etymology: probably by contraction of hocus : to trick into believing or accepting or doing something : play upon the credulity of so as to bring about belief in or acceptance of what is actually false and often preposterous : take in : delude, dupe, mislead, victimize < hoaxed them into thinking the diamonds were genuine > < eager to hoax people into swallowing propaganda > < even the experts were hoaxed > Synonyms: see dupe II. noun (-es) 1. : an act intended to trick or dupe : a piece of trickery : imposture < played a hoax on the miners — New Republic > < hoaxes have occurred even in the present century — R.W.Murray > 2. : something accepted or believed in through trickery : something established by fraud or fabrication < the book was once thought to be based on actual experience, but it is now recognized as a literary hoax > < Piltdown man is one of the biggest hoaxes ever launched on the scientific world >
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