- snake oil
- 蛇油;骗人的万灵油
同义词
- n. humbug
参考例子
- 1.Snake oil you'll be able to spot right away because it's easy.
- 你可能会马上选择狗皮膏药,因为这个办法最简单。
- 2.In any case, some of the financial snake oil peddled at the height of the housing bubble was bad for saving.
- 无论如何,在房产泡沫高点兜售的某些骗人的金融方式则不利于储蓄。
- 3.The term snake oil comes from the 19th-century American practice of selling cure-all elixirs in traveling medicine shows.
- 蛇油这个术语出自19世纪在旅游药展上销售包治百病的万能药的美国做法。
英文解释
- n.
- 1.(medicine) any of various liquids sold as medicine (as by a travelling medicine show) but medically
- 2.communication (written or spoken) intended to deceive
网络释义
- snake oil
- 万灵油; 蛇油; 蛇油密码; 骗人的万灵油;