baloney

/bəˈləʊni/ (bre, ipa) · /bəˈləʊni/ (ame, ipa) · /bə-ˈlō-nē/ (ame, mw)

baloney — 名詞

  • baloneysingular
  • baloneysplural

1. Silly or untrue things that someone says, especially when you are annoyed or wan

1.名詞B1
釋義

胡說；鬼話

愚蠢不實的話；廢話

Silly or untrue things that someone says, especially when you are annoyed or want to show you do not believe them.

例句

Amelia said she won the lottery, but that is just baloney — she never even bought a ticket.

Amelia 說她中了樂透，但那全是胡說——她根本連一張彩票都沒買。

just baloney

The politician's speech was full of baloney about fixing the economy overnight.

那位政治人物的演說裡全是鬼話，說什麼可以一夜之間整頓好經濟。

full of baloney

同義詞
  • nonsense

    neutral, the standard word for silly or untrue talk

  • rubbish

    common in British English; slightly stronger than baloney

  • bunk

    informal, shorter and slightly dated; similar register to baloney

反義詞
  • truth

    the opposite idea — facts and accurate statements

文法句型

baloney + about + noun phrase

it is (just) baloney

用法筆記

Often used in exclamations or dismissive comments. Frequently appears in fixed phrases like 'a bunch of baloney' or 'that's baloney!'.

常見錯誤

❌He told a baloney' (as a countable noun).
✅He told a bunch of baloney.
💡baloney is uncountable when it means nonsense.

2. A cooked sausage made from a mixture of finely chopped meats, usually smoked and

2.名詞B1
釋義

波隆那香腸

一種煙燻混合肉腸

A cooked sausage made from a mixture of finely chopped meats, usually smoked and eaten cold in slices, often in sandwiches or salads.

例句

Henry ordered a baloney sandwich with cheese and mustard on rye bread.

Henry 點了一份波隆那香腸三明治，搭配起司和黃芥末醬。

baloney sandwich

Gabriela sliced some baloney and added it to the pasta salad for extra flavour.

Gabriela 切了幾片波隆那香腸加到義大利麵沙拉裡增添風味。

同義詞
  • bologna

    the original spelling and pronunciation; more formal and less common in everyday speech

文法句型

baloney + noun (modifier)

slice of baloney

用法筆記

Can be used as both countable ('a baloney' meaning one sausage) and uncountable ('some baloney' meaning the food in general). The countable use is less common.