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单词 bogus
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
bo•gus /ˈboʊgəs/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. false;
    counterfeit;
    phony:The thief gave a bogus address.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
bo•gus  (bō′gəs),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. not genuine;
    counterfeit;
    spurious;
    sham.

n. 
  1. Printing, Journalismmatter set, by union requirement, by a compositor and later discarded, duplicating the text of an advertisement for which a plate has been supplied or type set by another publisher.
  • 1825–30, American; origin, originally an apparatus for coining false money; perh. akin to bogy1
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged fraudulent, pseudo, fake, phony.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
bogus /ˈbəʊɡəs/ adj
  1. spurious or counterfeit; not genuine
Etymology: 19th Century: from bogus apparatus for making counterfeit money; perhaps related to bogey1

ˈbogusly adv ˈbogusness n
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