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单词 claptrap
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
clap•trap /ˈklæpˌtræp/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. nonsense;
    insincere or empty language;
    foolish, unbelievable talk.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
clap•trap  (klap′trap′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. pretentious but insincere or empty language:His speeches seem erudite but analysis reveals them to be mere claptrap.
  2. any artifice or expedient for winning applause or impressing the public.
  • clap1 + trap1 1720–30
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . sham, humbug, hokum, nonsense, bunk.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
claptrap /ˈklæpˌtræp/ n informal
  1. contrived but foolish talk
  2. insincere and pretentious talk: politicians' claptrap
Etymology: 18th Century (in the sense: something contrived to elicit applause): from clap1 + trap1
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