snake oil

英 [ˈsneɪk ɔɪl]

美 [ˈsneɪk ɔɪl]

n.  推销者的所谓“万应灵药”; 毫无用处(或效果)的推销品

牛津词典

noun

• 推销者的所谓“万应灵药”；毫无用处（或效果）的推销品
  something, for example medicine, that sb tries to sell you, but that is not effective or useful
  1. a snake-oil salesman
     劣质品推销员

英英释义

noun

• communication (written or spoken) intended to deceive
  Synonym:humbug
• (medicine) any of various liquids sold as medicine (as by a travelling medicine show) but medically worthless

双语例句

• Methods to encourage the regrowth of hair have been around since the time of ancient Egypt, when techniques included the application of snake oil or the menstrual blood of virgins.
  促进毛发再生的方法自古埃及以来便已存在，当时人们采用的材料包括蛇油或处女经血等。
• For Sarah Palin and her pals, man-made global warming is nothing but a "bunch of snake oil science".
  对莎拉佩林（sarahpalin）及其同党来说，由人类导致的全球变暖不过是些“江湖科学”。
• Thoroughly clean the section of the new drilling line to be spliced with the snake, and remove any grease or oil ( the snake line depends on friction to function).
  彻底清洗新大绳穿入蛇皮接绳器的部位，把油污都弄掉。（蛇皮接绳器主要靠摩擦锁紧）
• After all, the field of antiaging drugs is littered with compounds that failed to live up to their hype or were hardly more than snake oil.
  毕竟在抗衰老药物的销售中，充满了天花乱坠的虚假宣传，有些干脆不如说是万金油。
• Please. Don't let the double dealing, snake oil politicians from Beijing share the spoils of this war.
  拜托，不要让那些从北京来的里外装好人，油腔滑调的政客分享这次战争的战利品。
• Not only that: it may also produce the want for the snake oil itself.
  不仅如此：它可能还会生产对万金油的需求。
• It fails to take into account the roles of confidence, stories and snake oil in economic fluctuation.
  它没有考虑到信心、故事以及万金油对经济波动产生的影响。
• They'll react as if you're selling snake oil.
  他们会反应好像你是在贩卖蛇油。
• Study on Composition of Triglycerides from Snake Oil of Naja Naja
  眼镜蛇蛇油中甘油三酸酯的成分研究
• The authors rightly eschew the determinism peddled by the snake oil salesmen of futurology.
  报告作者正确地避开了未来学贩卖者散播的决定论。