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单词 hoax
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
hoax /hoʊks/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. something intended to deceive:Was the bomb threat real or just another hoax?

v. [~ + object]
  1. to deceive by a hoax.
hoax•er, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
hoax  (hōks),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. something intended to deceive or defraud:The Piltdown man was a scientific hoax.

v.t. 
  1. to deceive by a hoax;
    hoodwink.
  • perh. contraction of hocus 1790–1800
hoax′er, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged deception, fraud, fake, imposture, humbug.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
hoax /həʊks/ n
  1. a deception, esp a practical joke
 vb
  1. (transitive) to deceive or play a joke on (someone)
Etymology: 18th Century: probably from hocus

ˈhoaxer n
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