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I . humbug [ˈhʌmbʌg] N

1. humbug:

humbug

欺骗 qīpiàn

humbug

空话 kōnghuà

2. humbug Brit:

humbug

薄荷硬糖 bòhe yìngtáng

II . humbug <humbugged; humbugging> [ˈhʌmbʌg] VB trans

humbug

欺骗 qīpiàn

humbug

哄骗 hǒngpiàn

humbug sb into doing sth

骗某人做某事

Usage examples with humbug

humbug sb into doing sth

骗某人做某事

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English

He strongly criticised as humbug the 1922 budget which reduced income tax without any corresponding reduction in government spending. en.wikipedia.org

He was also, incidentally, a supreme toady, fraudulent scholar and humbug. en.wikipedia.org

Humbug, for instance was of a miserable disposition. en.wikipedia.org

I can see in their teachings nothing but humbug, untainted by any trace of truth. en.wikipedia.org

That kind of learning was all humbug, anyhow. en.wikipedia.org

Like many journalists, he was a curious mixture of conviction, opportunism and sheer humbug. en.wikipedia.org

He hated humbug with a mortal hatred, under whatever shape it appeared. en.wikipedia.org

Depend upon it, the man is a humbug. en.wikipedia.org

Very little money was actually raised, and newspapers that were originally supportive now called the project philanthropic humbug. en.wikipedia.org

When referring to a person, a humbug means a fraud or impostor, implying an element of unjustified publicity and spectacle. en.wikipedia.org

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