hoax
noun [ C ] uk/həʊks/ us/hoʊks/
恶作剧，骗局
a plan to deceive someone, such as telling the police there is a bomb somewhere when there is not one, or a trick
The bomb threat turned out to be a hoax. 那次炸弹恐吓结果发现是场恶作剧。
He'd made a hoax call claiming to be the president. 他搞了个恶作剧，打电话自称是总统。
Compare: put-on fraud
hoax
verb [ T ] uk/həʊks/ us/hoʊks/
欺骗，对…搞恶作剧
to deceive, especially by playing a trick on someone