hoax /həʊks/ n. | vt.I n. 骗局，骗人的把戏；恶作剧；玩笑 There was not a bomb in the hotel at all — it was just a hoax. 宾馆里根本没有炸弹，那只不过是一场骗局。 play a hoax on sb. 戏弄某人 II vt. 欺骗；戏弄 The television play hoaxed viewers into believing an invasion was imminent. 那出电视剧哄骗得观众相信一场入侵已迫在眉睫。 Even the experts were hoaxed. 甚至连专家们也受骗上当了。 [? hocus 的变体]