"trump up" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 捏造（指控）
• 虛構（理由）

Definition

虛構指控、藉口或理由，尤其指誣陷某人沒有做過的事。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於法律或正式語境，常見於被動語態（如“trumped-up charges”），指當權者捏造指控。與紙牌遊戲或“特朗普”無關。

Examples

The police tried to trump up charges against him.

警方試圖**捏造**對他的指控。

They were accused of trying to trump up reasons to fire their employee.

有人指控他們試圖**虛構**解僱員工的理由。

The dictator would often trump up charges against his opponents.

獨裁者經常對反對派**捏造**罪名。

He was sent to jail on trumped-up charges because he spoke out.

他因敢於說話，被以**捏造的罪名**送進監獄。

Don't let them trump up another excuse to delay the meeting.

別讓他們**又編造**推遲會議的理由。

It's obvious the evidence was trumped up to make him look guilty.

很明顯證據是**捏造**出來的，讓他看起來有罪。