hoax
【考法 1】 n./v. 欺骗： to cause to believe what is untrue
【例】 a skilled forger who hoaxed the art world into believing that the paintings were long-lost Vermeers 一个老道的骗子成功让艺术界相信那些画作是遗失多年的维米尔的真迹
【近】 bamboozle, beguile, bluff, con, cozen, delude, dupe, fake out, gull, hoodwink, take in
hodgepodge
【考法 1】 n. 大杂烩： a mixture of dissimilar ingredients; a jumble
【例】 a hodgepodge of styles 混搭风格 || the exhibit was a hodgepodge of mediocre art, bad art, and really bad art 整场展览就是中庸、烂和非常烂的艺术作品的大杂烩
【近】 agglomeration, assortment, collage, medley, mishmash, pastiche, potpourri
homage
【考法 1】 n. 尊敬，敬意： expression of high regard: respect
【例】 Homage to Catalonia 向加泰罗尼亚致敬
【近】 commendation, eulogy, hymn, paean, panegyric, salutation, tribute, dithyramb
【反】 disrespect 不尊敬
homely
【考法 1】 adj. 其貌不扬的，朴素简单的： not attractive or good-looking
【例】 homely truth 朴素的真理
【近】 hideous, unappealing, unattractive, uncomely, unsightly
【反】 pulchritudinous, aesthetic, attractive, beautiful, comely, gorgeous, handsome, knockout, lovely, pretty,ravishing, seemly, sightly, stunning, taking, well-favored 美丽的
homily
【考法 1】 n. 冗长乏味的道德讲演或训诫： an idea or expression that has been used by many people
【例】 a TV movie filled with the usual hokey homilies about people triumphing over life's adversities 一档说教性质的、充满了介绍逆境中的人们如何成就自我的电视节目
【近】 banality, bromide, chestnut, cliché, groaner, platitude, shibboleth
homogenize
【考法 1】 v. 使统一化： to make agree with a single established standard or model
【例】 plans to homogenize the science curriculum in public high schools throughout the state 计划将全州的公立高中的课程安排统一化
【近】 formalize, homogenize, normalize, regularize
hone
【考法 1】 v. 磨快： to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone
【例】 honed the knife's blade to razor-like sharpness 把小刀磨得像剃刀一样锋利 || honed his
crossword-puzzle skills by reading the dictionary 通过背字典把填词游戏的水平练得炉火纯青
【近】 edge, grind, strop, whet
【反】 blunt, dull 弄钝
hoodwink
【考法 1】 vt. 欺骗： to take in by deceptive means; deceive
【例】 Don't let yourself be hoodwinked into buying things you don't need. 别被忽悠着去买用不着的东西。
【近】 beguile, con, delude, dupe, fool, hoax, humbug
【反】 disabuse 消除错误念头
hortative
【考法 1】 adj. 鼓励的： giving exhortation
hovel
【考法 1】 n. 茅屋： a small, wretched, and often dirty house
【近】 cabin, camp, hooch, hut, hutch, hutment, shanty