N-COUNT [oft NOUN n]恶作剧;假警报;骗局 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. 恶作剧;假警报;骗局
A series of bomb hoaxes has disrupted Christmas shopping in the city centre.
一系列炸弹假警报扰乱了市中心的圣诞节购物活动。
He denied making the hoax call but was convicted after a short trial.