资料来源 : pyDict

欺骗,哄骗,愚弄愚弄人,恶作剧

资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Hoax \Hoax\, n. [Prob. contr. fr. hocus, in hocus-pocus.]
   A deception for mockery or mischief; a deceptive trick or
   story; a practical joke. --Macaulay.

Hoax \Hoax\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hoaxed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Hoaxing}.]
   To deceive by a story or a trick, for sport or mischief; to
   impose upon sportively. --Lamb.

资料来源 : WordNet®

hoax
     n : something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended
         to gain an advantage [syn: {fraud}, {fraudulence}, {dupery},
          {humbug}, {put-on}]
     v : subject to a palyful hoax or joke [syn: {pull someone's leg},
          {play a joke on}]