N-UNCOUNT 夸夸其谈;哗众取宠的空谈；蠢话 If you describe something that someone says as claptrap, you mean that it is stupid or foolish although it may sound important. 夸夸其谈;哗众取宠的空谈；蠢话 [informal, disapproval]
This is the claptrap that politicians have peddled many times before.
这是政客们宣扬过无数次的废话。
SYN nonsense, rubbish, rot [informal], crap [slang]