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hogwash

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++hog·wash /ˈhɒɡwɒʃ $ ˈhɑːɡwɑːʃ, ˈhɒːɡ-, -wɒːʃ/ noun [uncountable] informal  UNTRUEstupid or untrue talk 蠢话,废话,胡言乱语 SYN nonsense, rubbish That’s a load of hogwash! 那是一派胡言!
Examples from the Corpus
hogwashGrandmother says all that is nonsense and hogwash.The professional exams for futures dealers are hogwash as far as the directors of some firms are concerned.Some of this is sound; some of it is hogwash.If you think the contrarian suggestions sound like so much hogwash, consider this.That stuff is just a bunch of hogwash.Anyway, it might still be a lot of hogwash.All the rest - philosophy, history, politics - was pure hogwash.Cotton, with an assist from this public-spirited pillar, has done his best to undo the damage caused by the hogwash.That's complete and utter hogwash.
hog·wash nounChineseSyllable
or Corpus untrue stupid talk


hogwash
hogwash /ˈhɒɡwɒʃ $ ˈhɑːɡwɑːʃ, ˈhɒːɡ-, -wɒːʃ/ noun [uncountable] informal
stupid or untrue talk
   SYN  nonsense, rubbish:
    That’s a load of hogwash!


hog·washBrE /ˈhɒɡwɒʃ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈhɔːɡwɑːʃ/ 🔊, /ˈhɑːɡwɑːʃ/ 🔊, /ˈhɔːɡwɔːʃ/ 🔊, /ˈhɑːɡwɔːʃ/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (informal) an idea, argument, etc. that you think is stupid 愚蠢的想法(或论点等);胡言乱语