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claptrap

/klap-trap/US // ˈklæpˌtræp //UK // (ˈklæpˌtræp) //

胡说八道,哗众取宠,废话连篇,废话

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : pretentious but insincere or empty language: His speeches seem erudite but analysis reveals them to be mere claptrap.
    • : any artifice or expedient for winning applause or impressing the public.

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Examples

  • I do not want to hear any more of this claptrap and nonsense from you.

  • A strategy also has to set achievable objectives, not just the usual American dreams and politically driven claptrap of hope.

  • Mr Erman despises the common trick and claptrap resorted to by vulgar writers.

  • If it was desired, we determined that it should be bought without extolling claptrap of any kind.

  • His words are redolent of claptrap and fury, and are a mischievous element in the formation of public opinion.

  • Alison is all fudge and claptrap, with his granite squares of infantry and his billows of cavalry.

  • When he talked of 'the sacred purposes of humanity' it was not artificial claptrap in a protocol.