If you describe someone's language or behaviour as humbug, you mean that it is dishonest or insincere.
例句
There was all the usual humbug and obligatory compliments from ministers...全都是些部长们常说的骗人鬼话和少不了的奉承恭维。Britain's laws on homosexuality are hypocritical humbug.英国的同性恋法律都是虚伪的空话连篇。
N-COUNT
骗子;伪君子;冒牌货
You can refer to a person as a humbug when you think they are being dishonest, insincere, or pretending to be someone who they are not.
例句
What a revolting humbug the man was!那人真是个令人作呕的伪君子!
N-COUNT
(有条纹的)薄荷硬糖
A humbug is a hard, striped sweet that tastes of peppermint.
英汉词典释义
n.
欺骗,虚伪
In that way one is sure of accepting no humbug.如是一人必不至被骗。
骗子
Take the humbug out of this world, and you haven’t much left to do business with.把骗子们从这世上轰出去之后,就没剩几个可以跟你来往做生意的了。
vt.
欺骗
to humbug a person into doing sth.骗人做某事
英英词典释义
Noun
1. pretentious or silly talk or writing
2. communication (writen or spoken) intended to deceive
3. something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage