请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 hoax
释义

hoax

[ hohks ]
/ hoʊks /
SEE SYNONYMS FOR hoax ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

something intended to deceive or defraud: The Piltdown man was a scientific hoax.

verb (used with object)

to deceive by a hoax; hoodwink.

Origin of hoax

First recorded in 1790–1800; perhaps contraction of hocus

SYNONYMS FOR hoax

1 deception, fraud, fake, imposture, humbug.
SEE SYNONYMS FOR hoax ON THESAURUS.COM

OTHER WORDS FROM hoax

hoaxer, nounun·hoaxed, adjective

Words nearby hoax

hoary-headed, hoary marmot, hoast, hoatching, hoatzin, hoax, hob, Hoban, Hobart, Hobbema, Hobbes
Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for hoax

British Dictionary definitions for hoax

hoax
/ (həʊks) /

noun

a deception, esp a practical joke

verb

(tr) to deceive or play a joke on (someone)

Derived forms of hoax

hoaxer, noun

Word Origin for hoax

C18: probably from hocus
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
随便看

 

英语词典包含192737条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2025/1/24 17:42:37