humbug
🇺🇸
/ˈhʌmbʌɡ/
🇬🇧
/ˈhʌmbʌɡ/
noun
R
Deceptive talk or actions meant to fool people.
The politician's promises turned out to be just a humbug.
這位政治家的承諾最終證明只是空話。
R
A person who is not genuine or truthful.
He is known for being a humbug, always saying one thing and doing another.
他以表裡不如一而聞名，總是說一套做一套。
R
A hard candy, often flavored with peppermint.
She offered him a piece of peppermint humbug, but he declined.
她給了他一塊薄荷糖，但他拒絕了。
translation
欺騙性言行, 騙子, 薄荷硬糖
詞形變化
Plural
humbugs