"mumbo" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 胡说

Definition

一个无意义的词，通常在短语“mumbo jumbo”中，用来形容毫无意义或令人困惑的话。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“mumbo”几乎总是和“jumbo”一起用作短语“mumbo jumbo”（指无意义的话）。属于非正式或幽默语言。单独用“mumbo”很少见，多为玩笑或戏谑。

Examples

The teacher said the instructions were just mumbo.

老师说这些说明只是**胡说**。

He didn't believe all that mumbo on the TV show.

他不相信电视节目里的那些**胡说**。

That's just mumbo, it doesn't make sense.

那只是**胡说**，没有道理。

I don't understand all this legal mumbo.

我不懂这些法律**胡说**。

"Ignore all that science mumbo, just tell me if it works or not!"

“别管那些科学**胡说**，只告诉我有没有用！”

Whenever he talks about ghosts, it all sounds like mumbo to me.

他一说起鬼怪，我觉得都是**胡说**。