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- mass noun deceptive or false talk or behaviour诡计, 花招; 骗人的话：
his comments are sheer humbug.
他的评论完全是骗人的。
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- count noun a hypocrite伪君子：
you see what a humbug I am.
你看我是多么虚伪的一个人。
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- Brit. a boiled sweet, especially one flavoured with peppermint〈英〉（尤指薄荷味的）硬糖。
(humbugged, humbugging)with obj.
1- deceive; trick欺骗; 哄骗：
poor Dave is easily humbugged.
可怜的戴夫很容易被骗。
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- no obj. dated act like a fraud or sham〈旧〉行骗。
派生词
humbuggery
noun词源
mid 18th cent. （in the senses 'hoax, trick' and 'deceiver'）： of unknown origin.