"trump up" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 捏造（指控）
• 虚构（理由）

Definition

虚构指控、借口或理由，尤其指诬陷某人没有做过的事。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于法律或正式语境，常见于被动语态（如“trumped-up charges”），指权威部门制造虚假指控。与纸牌游戏或“特朗普”无关。

Examples

The police tried to trump up charges against him.

警方试图**捏造**对他的指控。

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

有人指控他们试图**虚构**解雇员工的理由。

The dictator would often trump up charges against his opponents.

独裁者经常对反对派**捏造**罪名。

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

他因为敢于发声，被以**捏造的罪名**关进监狱。

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

别让他们**又编造**推迟会议的理由。

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

很明显证据是**捏造**出来的，让他看起来有罪。