hoax
/həuks; hoks/ n
mischievous trick played on sb for a joke 恶作剧; 戏弄
The fire-brigade answered the emergency call but there was no fire it was all a hoax. 消防队接到报警电话後采取了行动, 但是并没有火灾--这完全是一场恶作剧.
[attrib 作定语]
a hoax phone call 恶作剧的电话. hoax, v [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sb (into doing sth) deceive sb as a joke 开玩笑骗某人; 戏弄某人
I was hoaxed into believing their story. 我上了当, 还以为他们的玩笑是真的呢.