claptrap 英 [ˈklæptræp] 　 美 [ˈklæpˌtræp]

claptrap

claptrap　 英 [ˈklæptræp] 美 [ˈklæpˌtræp]

n. 讨好的言语或行为；哗众取宠的话　 adj. 讨好的　

名词复数:claptraps　

  • Use the word claptrap when you're talking about overblown nonsense. You might read your English professor's new book and secretly feel that it's nothing but claptrap.
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  • n. 讨好的言语或行为；哗众取宠的话
  • adj. 讨好的
  • claptrap (n.) 1730, "a trick to 'catch' applause," a stage term; from clap (v.) + trap (n.). Extended sense of "cheap, showy language" is from 1819; hence "nonsense, rubbish."
clap·trap / ˈklæptræp ; NAmE ˈklæptræp / noun [uncountable ] ( informal) stupid talk that has no value 无聊的蠢话；废话 clap·trap / ˈklæptræp ; NAmE ˈklæptræp /
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