hoax

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A hoax is a trick in which someone tells people a lie, for example that there is a bomb somewhere when there is not, or that a picture is genuine when it is not. 谎报

noun [抽象名词]恶作剧,骗局;谎报

He denied making the hoax call but was convicted after a short trial.
他否认打过谎报电话,但经过一番短暂的审讯之后他被判有罪。

verb [vt. 及物动词]欺骗,捉弄

However the photo was proven to be a hoax.
然而,这张照片后来被证实是一场骗局。

hoax 出现在下面的课文中
Lesson 40 Who's who hoax 名词: 骗局,戏弄
单词造句:

v.愚弄 n.愚弄

play a joke on sb. 捉弄某人They played a joke on him by hiding his keys. 他们通过藏起他的钥匙来捉弄他。 
play a trick on sb. 捉弄某人或对某人恶作剧She played a trick on her friend by pretending to forget her birthday. 她假装忘记朋友的生日来捉弄她。
make a fool of sb. 欺骗某人或使某人显得愚蠢He made a fool of himself by wearing mismatched socks. 他穿着不配对的袜子让自己出丑了。
cheat sb. out of sth. 骗取某人的某物;从某人那里骗走某物The scammer cheated the old man out of his life savings. 骗子骗走了老人的全部积蓄。
trick / deceive sb. into doing 欺骗某人做某事 I was tricked / deceived into believing his story.